Transubstantiation
11transubstantiation — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of transubstantiating or being transubstantiated 2. the miraculous change by which according to Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox dogma the eucharistic elements at their consecration become the body …
12transubstantiation — noun a) Conversion of one substance into another. b) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus. See Also: transubstantial …
13transubstantiation — In Christian doctrine, the conversion of the substance of bread and wine into the substance of the body of Christ, whilst its appearance remains unaltered. The distinction between substance and accident that this entails formed one of the main… …
14TRANSUBSTANTIATION — the doctrine of Roman Catholics as defined by the Council of Trent, that the bread and wine of the Eucharist is, after consecration by a priest, converted mystically into the body and blood of Christ, and is known as the docrine of the Real… …
15transubstantiation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. transformation, transmutation, mutation; see change 2 , conversion 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another: change, changeover, conversion,… …
16transubstantiation — tran|sub|stan|ti|a|tion [ˌtrænsəbstænʃiˈeıʃən] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: transubstantiatio, from transubstantiare to change into another substance , from Latin substantia substance ] the belief of some Christians that the… …
17transubstantiation — tran|sub|stan|ti|a|tion [ ,trænsəb,stænʃi eıʃn ] noun uncount TECHNICAL the belief of some Christians that the bread and wine used in church ceremonies become the body and blood of Jesus Christ …
18TRANSUBSTANTIATION — the ROMAN CATHOLIC dogma teaching that during the MASS the substance of the elements of bread and wine are transformed by GOD S power into the substance of the body and blood of JESUS CHRIST by the words of the priestly consecration …
19transubstantiation — miraculous changing of bread and wine into body and blood of Christ Ecclesiastical Terms …
20transubstantiation — tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion || trænsÉ™b‚stænʃɪ eɪʃn n. act of being transubstantiated; process of becoming something else; belief that sacred wine and bread become the body and blood of Jesus in the sacrament of the Mass (Christianity) …
