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coeternal

American  
[koh-i-tur-nl] / ˌkoʊ ɪˈtɜr nl /

adjective

  1. existing with another eternally.


coeternal British  
/ ˌkəʊɪˈtɜːnəl /

adjective

  1. existing together eternally

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Etymology

Origin of coeternal

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

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Adj. perpetual, eternal; everduring†, everlasting, ever-living, ever-flowing; continual, sempiternal†; coeternal; endless, unending; ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, indesinent†, unceasing; endless, unending, interminable, having no end; unfading†, evergreen, amaranthine; neverending†, never-dying, never-fading; deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Christ, speaking of himself as the coeternal Son, says, ‘My Father is greater than I.’

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

The hypothesis of a pervading Spirit coeternal with the universe remains unshaken.”

From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.

In glory equal with the Father: in majesty coeternal!

From The world's great sermons, Volume 03 Massillon to Mason by Kleiser, Grenville

The whole three Persons are coeternal  together; and coequal.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

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