Con`sub·stan'tial adjective [ Latin consubstantialis ; con- + substantialis : confer French consubstantiel . See Substantial .] Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or essence; coessential. « Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and consubstantial... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/144
Consubstantial is an equivalent for the Greek term homoousios, the true signification of which disturbed the Christian church early in the 4th century, as it was supposed to affect the orthodoxy of Christians regarding the Trinity, according as it might be understood rightly or the contrary. The Athanasians, or Trinitarians, at the council of Nice ... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC1.HTM