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transubstantiate definition

tran·sub·stan·ti·ate (tran′səb stan′s̸hē āt′)

transitive verb transubstantiated -·at′ed, transubstantiating -·at′·ing

  1. to change from one substance into another; transmute; transform
  2. R.C.Ch., Eastern Orthodox Ch. to cause (bread and wine) to undergo transubstantiation

Etymology: < ML(Ec) transubstantiatus, pp. of transubstantiare < L trans-, trans- + substantia, substance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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