OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23467

transubstantiation

/tɹænz.səbˈstæn.ʃiˌeɪ.ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
transubstanciación
The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
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. “Bu…
transubstanciación
Conversion of one substance into another.
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