Coinherence

/koʊɪnˈhɪrəns/ noun

Definition

the state of being closely united or sticking together; mutual or joint coherence.

Etymology

From co- + inherence (from Latin inhaerentia, the quality of inhering). Inherence is a philosophical term for the way properties belong to substances.

Kelly Says

Theologians discovered coinherence when trying to explain the Trinity—how three separate persons could coinhere perfectly as one God, neither dividing nor confusing.

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