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Transubstantiation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Transubstantiation : (noun)
1: 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
2: an act that changes the form or character or substance of
something [syn: transmutation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Transubstantiation : \Tran`sub*stan`ti*a"tion\, n. [LL.
transubstantiatio: cf. F. transsubstantiation.]
1. A change into another substance.
2. (R. C. Theol.) The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that
the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body
and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from
consubstantiation, and impanation.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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