English Explanatory Dictionary

transubstantiation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
  2. Conversion of one substance into another.

Pronunciation

/tɹænz.səbˈstæn.ʃiˌeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transubstantiation.wav

Word forms

transubstantiation transubstantiations

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō.

Related words

transubstantial transubstantiate stercoranism
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