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circumincession
or ·ܳ···Dz
[ sur-kuhm-in-sesh-uhn ]
noun
Theology.
- the reciprocal existence in one another of the three persons of the Trinity.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumincession1
1635–45; < Medieval Latin ܳԳō- (stem of ܳō ), equivalent to Latin circum- circum- ( def ) + Medieval Latin Գō- < Latin incess ( us ) (past participle of incedere to give in, to go along with, equivalent to in- in- 2 + ŧ ( ere ) to go + -tus past participle suffix) + -ō- -ion; cede, cession
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There we find such words as substance, essence, existence, form, subsistence, notion, circumincession; and, though these are far easier to understand than might at first sight be thought, still they are doubtless addressed to the intellect, and can only command a notional assent.
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I have seen at his home charts named from the circumincession,7 and classifying celestial spirits; but these trans-mundane personifications found no place in his practical lectures.
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