NOUN | cognition | transubstantiation | 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 |
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act | transubstantiation, transmutation | an act that changes the form or character or substance of something |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Broader | theological doctrine | The doctrine of a religious group |
Spanish | transubstanciación, transustanciación | |
Catalan | transsubstanciació | |
Verbs | transubstantiate | change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ |
Meaning | An act that changes the form or character or substance of something. | |
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Synonym | transmutation | |
Broader | conversion | The act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another |
Spanish | transmutación, transubstanciación, transustanciación | |
Verbs | transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature |
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