transubstantiation

tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion  (trnsb-stnsh-shn)

n.

1. Conversion of one substance into another.

2. In many Christian churches, the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same.

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transub·stanti·ation·al·ist n.

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transubstantiation

Noun

Christianity the doctrine that the bread and wine consecrated in Communion changes into the substance of Christ's body and blood [Latin trans- over + substantia substance]

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transubstantiation

the doctrine that the consecrated elements of the communion only appear as bread and wine, for they have been converted into the whole substance of the body and blood of Christ. Cf. consubstantiation, receptionism, virtualism. — transubstantiationalist, n.

See also: Theology

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
	2.	transubstantiation - an act that changes the form or character or substance of something transmutation conversion - the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another