transubstantiation
English
Etymology
Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō
Noun
transubstantiation (countable and uncountable, plural transubstantiations)
- (Roman Catholicism) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
- 2020 July 6, Helen Lewis, “How J. K. Rowling Became Voldemort”, in The Atlantic:
- I was openly dismissive about transubstantiation, by which the host is consecrated, and according to Catholic doctrine, literally turns from mere bread into the body of Christ. “But all the atoms stay the same!” I would insist. “That makes no sense!”
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- (by extension) Conversion of one substance into another.
Related terms
- transubstantial
- transubstantiate
Translations
Roman Catholic dogma
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conversion of one substance into another
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See also
- stercoranism
Further reading
- transubstantiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia