coeternal

[ koh-i-tur-nl ]

/ ˌkoʊ ɪˈtɜr nl /

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adjective

existing with another eternally.

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Origin of coeternal

1400–50; late Middle English. See co-, eternal

OTHER WORDS FROM coeternal

co·e·ter·nal·ly, adverbco·e·ter·ni·ty, noun

Words nearby coeternal

coercive force, coercivity, coesite, coessential, coetaneous, coeternal, coeternity, Coetzee, Coeur, Coeur d'Alene, Coeur de Lion

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How to use coeternal in a sentence

Or of the Eternal: or may I, unblamed, express thee as the coeternal beam of the Eternal.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson
The Homœomeries are coeternal with, if not anterior to, Nous.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4)|George Grote
And no times are coeternal with Thee, because Thou abidest; but if they abode, they should not be times.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine
Nor yet is it coeternal with Thee, O God, because not without beginning; for it was made.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine

Man is the image and likeness of God, coexistent and coeternal with Him.
No and Yes|Mary Baker Eddy

British Dictionary definitions for coeternal

coeternal

/ (ˌkəʊɪˈtɜːnəl) /

adjective

existing together eternally

Derived forms of coeternal

coeternally, adverb

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