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consubstantiation

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con·sub·stan·ti·a·tion  (knsb-stnsh-shn)
n.
The doctrine, proposed by Martin Luther, that the substance of the body and blood of Jesus coexists with the substance of the bread and wine in the Eucharist.
consubstantiation
the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexist in and with the substance of the bread and wine of the Eucharist. Cf. receptionism, transubstantiation, virtualism.
See also: Theology
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Noun1.consubstantiation - the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group


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Roman trans- and Lutheran consubstantiation offer a choice between the notion that the bread's substance is wholly transformed and a doctrine of ubiquity wherein God's substantial presence does not exclude that of the bread.
George Herbert's sacramental puritanism (*) by Whalen, Robert / Renaissance Quarterly
His views on religion were not based on theological judgments on the relative merits of consubstantiation versus transubstantiation, but on a practical appreciation for the crucial role of religion in the civil order:
The prudent Irishman: Edmund Burke's realism by Bolton, John R. / The National Interest
For example, I doubt that all the 10 percent of Catholics who chose the response "you are receiving bread and wine, in which Jesus is really and truly present" meant to reject the church's view of the Eucharist in favor of "the heretical teaching of Martin Luther called consubstantiation.
Yes, Jesus is really there : Most Catholics still agree by Davidson, James D. / Commonweal
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