Consubstantial — Con sub*stan tial, a. [L. consubstantialis; con + substantialis: cf. F. consubstantiel. See {Substantial}.] Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or essence; coessential. [1913 Webster] Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consubstantial — index congruous, identical, similar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
consubstantial — late 15c., a term in the theology of the trinity, from Church L. consubstantialis, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + substantia (see SUBSTANCE (Cf. substance)). In general use from 1570s. Related: Consubstantiality … Etymology dictionary
consubstantial — [kän΄səb stan′shəl] adj. [ME consubstancial < LL(Ec) consubstantialis: see COM & SUBSTANTIAL] Christian Theol. having the same substance: said esp. of the persons of the Trinity consubstantiality [kän΄səb stan΄shē al′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
consubstantial — adjective Etymology: Late Latin consubstantialis, from Latin com + substantia substance Date: 14th century of the same substance … New Collegiate Dictionary
consubstantial — consubstantialism, n. consubstantialist, n. consubstantiality, n. consubstantially, adv. /kon seuhb stan sheuhl/, adj. of one and the same substance, essence, or nature. [1350 1400; ME < LL consubstantialis, equiv. to con CON + substanti(a)… … Universalium
consubstantial — adjective Of the same substance or essence … Wiktionary
consubstantial — Of one and the same substance . A concept especially necessary in Christian theology, as providing the unity between the three persons in the Trinity. See homoousion … Philosophy dictionary
consubstantial — adj. of the same essence or nature … English contemporary dictionary
consubstantial — adjective (especially of the three persons of the Trinity in Christian theology) of the same substance. Derivatives consubstantiality noun Origin ME: from eccles. L. consubstantialis (translating Gk homoousios of one substance ), from con with +… … English new terms dictionary
