circumincession

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noun

The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.

OriginLatin incedere →
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Meanings

nouncircumincession (usually uncountable, plural circumincessions)

plural circumincessions · alternative circuminsession

  1. uncountableusuallylifestyleThe reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.

Origin

  1. Latinincedere
  2. Englishcircumincession

From circum- + Latin incedere, incessum (“to walk”).

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Translations

Finnish perikoreesi
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APA

circumincession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumincession

MLA

“circumincession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumincession. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumincession,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumincession.

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