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Webster 1913 Edition


Transubstantiation

Tranˊsub-stanˊti-a′tion

,
Noun.
[LL.
transubstantiatio
: cf. F.
transsubstantiation
.]
1.
A change into another substance.
2.
(R. C. Theol.)
The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of Christ; – distinguished from
consubstantiation
, and
impanation
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Transubstantiation

TRANSUBSTANTIA'TION

,
Noun.
Change of substance. In the Romish theology, the supposed conversion of the bread and wine in the eucharist, into the body and blood of Christ.

Definition 2024


transubstantiation

transubstantiation

English

Noun

transubstantiation (plural transubstantiations)

  1. Conversion of one substance into another.
  2. (Christianity, in Roman Catholic dogma) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.

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