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transubstantiation

DEFINITIONS OF: transubstantiation

1

n an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

Synonyms:
transmutation
Type of:
conversion
the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

n the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist

Type of:
theological doctrine
the doctrine of a religious group
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