Concomitance

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Concomitance \Con*com"i*tance\, Concomitancy \Con*com"i*tan*cy\,
     n. [Cf. F. concomitance, fr. LL. concomitantia.]
     1. The state of accompanying; accompaniment.
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              The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in


              concomitancy with the other.          --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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     2. (R.C.Ch.) 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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  concomitance
       n : occurrence or existence together or in connection with one
           another