CONCOMITANCE

concomitance

(noun) occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

concomitance (countable and uncountable, plural concomitances)

occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence

A concomitant.

(Christianity) The Roman Catholic doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the Eucharist, under each element, so that the body and blood are both received by communication in one kind only.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*com"i*tance, Con*com"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. concomitance, fr. LL. concomitantia.]

1. The state of accompanying; accompaniment. The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in concomitancy with the other. Sir T. Browne.

2. (R.C.Ch.)

Definition: The doctrine of the existence of the entire body of Christ in the eucharist, under each element, so that the body and blood are both received by comunication in one kind only.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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