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

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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