Consubstantiality
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- Theological use
- Alternative translations of the Nicene-Creed term
- In rhetoric
- See also
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Consubstantiality, a term derived from , denotes identity of substance or essence in spite of difference in aspect.
It appears most commonly in its adjectival form, "consubstantial", from Latin consubstantialis, and its best-known use is in regard to an account, in Christian theology, of the relation between Jesus Christ and God the Father.
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