transubstantiation
/tɹænz.səbˈstæn.ʃiˌeɪ.ʃən/
transubstantiation noun: the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
Noun
transubstantiation (countable and uncountable, plural transubstantiations)
- 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. “But all the atoms stay the same!” I would insist. “That makes no sense!”2020 July 6, Helen Lewis, “How J. K. Rowling Became Voldemort”, in The Atlantic
- Conversion of one substance into another.
transubstantiation meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
transubstantiation in Tamil
- திசு மாற்ற அறுவை, வேற்றுத்திசுப் பொருத்தல், உட்கருபொறுள் மாற்றம், கிறிஸ்துவின் உடலாகவும்
transubstantiation in Malay
- conversion of one substance into another
- transubstansi
transubstantiation in Indonesian
- Roman Catholic dogma
- transubstansiasi
- conversion of one substance into another
- transubstansiasi
Forms of transubstantiation
| plural | transubstantiations |
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Origin of transubstantiation
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō.
Words formed from transubstantiation
Questions about transubstantiation
- What does transubstantiation mean?
- Transubstantiation means the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
- What is transubstantiation in Tamil?
- Transubstantiation in Tamil is திசு மாற்ற அறுவை, வேற்றுத்திசுப் பொருத்தல், உட்கருபொறுள் மாற்றம். See Transubstantiation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is transubstantiation?
- Transubstantiation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce transubstantiation?
- Transubstantiation is pronounced /tɹænz.səbˈstæn.ʃiˌeɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of transubstantiation?
- The plural of transubstantiation is transubstantiations.
Words near transubstantiation in the dictionary
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