transubstantiation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Conversion of one substance into another.
Synonyms
transmutation
Translations
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō.
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