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transubstantiation

  • /tɹænz.səbˈstæn.ʃiˌeɪ.ʃən/

noun transubstantiations

  1. countable, uncountable 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!”
  2. broadly, countable, uncountable Conversion of one substance into another.

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noun Roman Catholic dogma

Españoltransubstanciación
한국어성변화 seongbyeonhwa
日本語聖変化 seihenka
中文實體轉變 /实体转变 shítǐ zhuǎnbiàn
Portuguêstransubstanciação
Françaistranssubstantiation
DeutschTranssubstantiation
Italianotransustanziazione
Românătranssubstianțiere, transsubstianțiațiune
Русскийпресуществле́ние presuščestvlénije

noun conversion of one substance into another

Españoltransubstanciación
日本語変質
中文實體變換 /实体变换 shítǐ biànhuà, 變質 /变质 biànzhì, 物質的改變 /物质的改变 wùzhì de gǎibiàn
DeutschWesensverwandlung
Ελληνικάμετουσίωση metousíosi
Românătranssubstanțiere, transsubstanțiație
Русскийпресуществление presuščestvlenije

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@misc{transubstantiation_2026,
  title = {transubstantiation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transubstantiation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}