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consubstantial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌkɒnsəbˈstanʃəl/
  • US: /ˌkɑnsəbˈstænʃəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of the same substance or essence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the Holy Spirit is consubstantial with the Father

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coessential, homoousian

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

regarded as the same in substance or essence (as of the three persons of the Trinity)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin consubstāntiālis, from con- + substāntia (“substance”), translating Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιον (homooúsion).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Old Armenian: էակ (ēak) — of the same substance
  • Catalan: consubstancial — of the same substance
  • French: consubstantiel — of the same substance
  • Greek: ομοούσιος (omooúsios) — of the same substance
  • Italian: consustanziale — of the same substance
  • Italian: consostanziale — of the same substance
  • Manx: covreeoil — of the same substance
  • Polish: konsubstancjalny — of the same substance
  • Portuguese: consubstancial — of the same substance
  • Serbo-Croatian: istobitan — of the same substance
  • Spanish: consustancial — of the same substance