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concomitance
CIDE DICTIONARY
concomitance, n. [Cf. F. concomitance, fr. LL. concomitantia.].
- The state of accompanying; accompaniment. [1913 Webster]"The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in concomitancy with the other." [1913 Webster]
- 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 communicating in one kind only. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
concomitance, n. (also concomitancy)
1 coexistence.
2 Theol. the doctrine of the coexistence of the body and blood of Christ both in the bread and in the wine of the Eucharist.
1 coexistence.
2 Theol. the doctrine of the coexistence of the body and blood of Christ both in the bread and in the wine of the Eucharist.
Etymology
med.L concomitantia (as concomitant)
ROGET THESAURUS
concomitance
Accompaniment
N accompaniment, adjunct, context, appendage, appurtenance, coexistence, concomitance, company, association, companionship, partnership, copartnership, coefficiency, concomitant, accessory, coefficient, companion, buddy, attendant, fellow, associate, friend, colleague, consort, spouse, mate, partner, co-partner, satellite, hanger on, fellow-traveller, shadow, escort, cortege, attribute, accompanying, concomitant, fellow, twin, joint, associated with, coupled with, accessory, attendant, obbligato, with, withal, together with, along with, in company with, hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, cheek by jole, arm in arm, therewith, herewith, and, together, in a body, collectively, noscitur a sociis, virtutis fortuna comes.Synchronism
N synchronism, coexistence, coincidence, simultaneousness, simultaneity, concurrence, concomitance, unity of time, interim, isochronism, contemporary, coetanian, synchronous, synchronal, synchronic, synchronical, synchronistical, simultaneous, coexisting, coincident, concomitant, concurrent, coeval, coevous, contemporary, contemporaneous, coetaneous, coeternal, isochronous, at the same time, simultaneously, together, in concert, during the same time, in the same breath, pari passu, in the interim, as one, at the very moment, just as, as soon as, meanwhile.For further exploring for "concomitance" in Webster Dictionary Online