consubstantial
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of consubstantial
First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English, from Late Latin consubstantiālis, equivalent to con- prefix + substanti(a) “existence, corporeal existence” + -ālis adjective suffix; see origin at con-, substantial
Vocabulary lists containing consubstantial
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Guzman said the attacks were of an “alarming tenor” and “escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024
Guzman, she noted, did not offer any details, saying only that the discussion had “escalated to the point of creating substantial risks relating to security and disruption at commencement.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024
It adds a matter of minutes to the total flight time — not creating substantial delays for passengers, yet making the system appreciably less efficient than it could be.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2018
This was the second program of the orchestra’s new principal guest conductor, Susanna Mälkki, who is creating substantial buzz in L.A Phil-land and way beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2017
Warmth in imagining the cloud glories of heaven, but none in creating substantial glories on earth?'
From Annie Besant An Autobiography by Besant, Annie Wood
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
