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concomitance

(also concomitancy)
Definition of concomitance

noun

[mass noun]
  • the fact of existing or occurring together with something else.
  • Theology the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are each present in both the bread and the wine of the Eucharist.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from medieval Latin concomitantia, from the verb concomitari 'accompany' (see concomitant)

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