consubstantial

Example Sentences

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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 Literature

The Council decided, in the year 325, that Christ was consubstantial with the Father.

From Project Gutenberg

They added to the tenets and symbols the words consubstantial with the Father; and concluded by anathematising the Arians.

From Project Gutenberg

The text that was ultimately approved, and put into effect Sunday, is more complicated and formal, using words like “consubstantial” and “oblation.”

From New York Times

And that’s not all: Familiar prayers, both spoken and chanted, have changed and new words like “consubstantial” and “incarnate” now appear.

From Washington Post