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TRANSUBSTANTIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Synonyms:
transmutation; transubstantiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transubstantiation" is a kind of...):
conversion (the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another)
Derivation:
transubstantiate (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature)
Sense 2
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("transubstantiation" is a kind of...):
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Derivation:
transubstantiate (change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ)
