coeternal

American

[koh-i-tur-nl] / ˌkoʊ ɪˈtɜr nl /

adjective

existing with another eternally.

coeternal British

/ ˌkəʊɪˈtɜːnəl /

adjective

existing together eternally

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Other Word Forms

coeternally adverb
coeternity noun

Etymology

Origin of coeternal

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

Example Sentences

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In glory equal, and in majesty coëternal.

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One Son, and not three Sons; one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts; and in this Trinity there is nothing before or afterward, nothing greater or less, but the whole three persons are coëternal with one another and coëqual, so that in all things the unity is to be worshiped in Trinity, and the Trinity is to be worshiped in unity.

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All these are coequal and coeternal.

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God exists in Trinity indivisible, and in unity of one Godhead, for the Father is one, the Son is one, the Holy Ghost is one; and yet of these three there is one Godhead, and like glory, and coeternal majesty.

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He is begotten, and yet he is coeval and coeternal with his Father.

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