transubstantiate

transubstantiate Definition

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

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to change from one substance into another; transmute; transform
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

transubstantiate Usage Examples

Object

bread: Transubstantiated bread, as also other theyre supersticious ceremonies and hipocritycal seruyce.

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