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transubstantiation Definition

tran·sub·stan·tia·tion (-stan′s̸hē ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of transubstantiating; change of one substance into another
  2. R.C.Ch., Eastern Orthodox Ch.
    1. the doctrine that, in the Eucharist, the whole substances of the bread and of the wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ, only the accidents of bread and wine remaining
    2. this change

Etymology: ML(Ec) transubstantiatio

transubstantiation Synonyms

transubstantiation

n.

transformation, transmutation, mutation; see change 2, conversion 1.

transubstantiation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wine: If these aren't implausible enough you can add belief in miracles or the literal transubstantiation of wine into blood.

Converse of object

  • call: However, the most common cause of heresy concerned something called transubstantiation.
  • deny: In 1557, a shoemaker in the parish of Syresham in Northamptonshire was sentenced to death at All Saints for denying transubstantiation.
  • reject: However, Bullinger rejected transubstantiation, consubstantiation and any view that implied Christ's corporeal presence in the elements.

Adjective modifier

  • literal: If these aren't implausible enough you can add belief in miracles or the literal transubstantiation of wine into blood.