adjective
- existing for the same length of time; equally eternal
Usage: formal; philosophical
Examples
- In Christian theology, the Father and Son are considered coeternal.
- The philosopher argued that matter and energy are coeternal principles.
- Ancient Greeks debated whether the soul was coeternal with the body.
- The two cosmic forces were believed to be coeternal and opposing.
- Some religions teach that good and evil are coeternal aspects of existence.
- The doctrine holds that divine wisdom is coeternal with divine power.