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transubstantiation

[tran-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn] / ˌtræn səbˌstæn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /


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Meanwhile, in Germany, Martin Luther had questioned the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, the literal transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

If the priest confined his sermons to “purely theological issues,” he might still be allowed to purchase airtime, but the doctrine of transubstantiation was never his preferred topic.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2021

One significant element of this was the belief in transubstantiation: the idea that the wine and holy wafer literally transformed into the blood and body of Christ at the moment of consumption.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Do you subscribe to this theory of artistic transubstantiation?

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2019

One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah




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