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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

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