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Synonyms

consubstantial

American  
[kon-suhb-stan-shuhl] / ˌkɒn səbˈstæn ʃəl /

adjective

  1. of one and the same substance, essence, or nature, especially the three divine persons of the Christian Trinity.

consubstantial British  
/ ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃəl /

adjective

  1. Christian theol (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect

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Other Word Forms

  • consubstantialism noun
  • consubstantialist noun
  • consubstantiality noun
  • consubstantially adverb

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; con-, substantial

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Example Sentences

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"One in being with the Father" becomes "consubstantial with the Father" in the Nicene creed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pythagoras taught that God is a number; Xenophanes that it is a sphere, passionless and consubstantial with all things; Parmenides that it is but the confluence of earth and fire.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

He subscribed the Nicene Creed, apparently with some reservations, as to the word consubstantial.

From Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels by Wheeler, Joseph Mazzini

The reason can only be satisfied with an aliment consubstantial with itself.

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Archbishop Flavian said: Do you confess that the one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, is consubstantial with His Father as to His divinity, and consubstantial with His mother as to His humanity?

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

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