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consubstantiate

/ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃiət/

consubstantiate adjective: partaking of the same substance; consubstantial.

Adjective

consubstantiate (not comparable)

  1. Partaking of the same substance; consubstantial.
    • We must love her that is thus consubstantiate with us.c. 1620-1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves, Divine, Moral and Political

Verb

IPA/ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃieɪt/

consubstantiate (third-person singular simple present consubstantiates, present participle consubstantiating, simple past and past participle consubstantiated)

  1. (intransitive) To profess or believe the doctrine of consubstantiation.
    • The consubstantiating church and priest.1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common substance or nature.
    • , "A Sermon preached to the University of Dublin"
      His soul must be consubstantiated with reason.
  3. (intransitive) To become united in one common substance or nature.

Forms of consubstantiate

third-person singular presentconsubstantiates
present participleconsubstantiating
past participleconsubstantiated
pastconsubstantiated

Origin of consubstantiate

From con- + substantiate.

Questions about consubstantiate

What does consubstantiate mean?
Consubstantiate means partaking of the same substance; consubstantial.
What part of speech is consubstantiate?
Consubstantiate can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce consubstantiate?
Consubstantiate is pronounced /ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃiət/.

Words near consubstantiate in the dictionary

  1. consubstantialist
  2. consubstantialists
  3. consubstantialities
  4. consubstantiality
  5. consubstantially
  6. consubstantiate
  7. consubstantiated
  8. consubstantiates
  9. consubstantiating
  10. consubstantiation
  11. consubstantiationist

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