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coequality

coequality

8.7
A situation where people have the same status and importance
  • noun
  • /koʊˈiːkwəlɪti/
translation icon : coequidad
  • Recognizing the coequality of individuals in the workplace fosters a more inclusive environment.

Examples

  • Should the military be entirely subordinate (if not subservient) to civilian authority, or should it assume a position of essential coequality?

    Academic text (1998)
  • The premise is the coequality of the two missions in regard to the origin and continuity of the church, and that is what Congar came to after the council.

    Academic text (2008)
  • This coequality is signaled in the text by the ultimate revelation that the robber also has a left leg made of wood.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I would like to detail a bit more of Congar's point of arrival in the interests of expanding the significance of the coequality of the mission of the Spirit with the mission of Christ.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Congar's postconciliar theology lifted the mission of the Spirit to genuine coequality with Christ in the economy of redemption and in the church.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Mullins accents the coequality and complementarity of institutional and charismatic elements in the origin of the church.

    Academic text (2008)
  • This focus on Christ cannot be construed as a relapse from prayer to the Holy Spirit into the kind of ecclesiastical position that some Eastern theologians often have reproached as a Western Christocentrism typically reluctant to think and speak about the coequality of the Spirit.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The coequality of all team members ensured that everyone had a voice in the project discussions.

  • The organization promotes coequality among its members to strengthen cooperation and mutual respect.

Synonyms

equality
vscoequality
293 2.2

People have the same rights, position, and opportunities

is broader, covering equal rank, value, and general importance
equation
vscoequality
134 4.1

A situation where things are treated as equal in value or importance

describes only the condition of equal status, rank, value, or importance
parity
vscoequality
26 6.5

Being equal in status, value, or function

focuses on equality of status and importance across contexts
equivalence
vscoequality
18 6.2

A situation where two things have the same value, meaning, or effect

stresses equal rank, status, and importance over interchangeability
equivalency
vscoequality
  • Formal
5 6.7

Being equal in value, amount, or function

focuses on equal status and importance rather than interchangeability
coordination
vscoequality
3 3.4

A situation where things have equal importance or level

covers equal status, rank, value, and importance more broadly
egality
vscoequality
  • Archaic
9.9

A situation in which people have the same rights and status

extends beyond social rights to rank, value, and importance

Antonyms

183 4.2

A situation where some people have fewer rights or chances than others

75 6.7

A large unfair difference in people's chances or treatment

How Equal

coequality
8.7
inequality
183 4.2
disparity
75 6.7

Surface Forms

coequality singular
coequalities plural

Morphology

coequality = equality (transparent) = co + equal + ity

The prefix 'co-' (joint/shared) attaches to the noun 'equality' in a regular, productive way so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Coequality combines co- meaning 'together', as in cooperate or co-worker, and equality, from 'equal' meaning 'the same'. So coequality simply means people or things are 'together' equal in status, rank, value, or importance.