Meaning & use
consubstantial
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Of the same substance, essence, or nature, a term used especially in Christian theology to describe the relationship between the Father and the Son.
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The Nicene Creed declares that the Son is consubstantial with the Father.
Theologians have debated the precise meaning of "consubstantial" for centuries.
A note on using this word
A key term in the doctrine of the Trinity, translating the Greek "homoousios," meaning "of one being," a word at the center of major early Christian councils.
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