Transubstantiation
noun
A belief in Christianity that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine used in the sacrament become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
The doctrine of transubstantiation is central to the Roman Catholic understanding of the Eucharist.
Often appears as...
- doctrine of transubstantiation
- belief in transubstantiation
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Religious
noun
The changing of one substance into another.
Alchemy was an early science that involved the transubstantiation of base metals into gold.
Often appears as...
- transubstantiation of metals
- transubstantiation in alchemy
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Scientific
noun
A belief in Christianity that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine used in the sacrament become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
The doctrine of transubstantiation is central to the Roman Catholic understanding of the Eucharist.
Often appears as...
- doctrine of transubstantiation
- belief in transubstantiation
Usage tips
Religious
noun
The changing of one substance into another.
Alchemy was an early science that involved the transubstantiation of base metals into gold.
Often appears as...
- transubstantiation of metals
- transubstantiation in alchemy
Usage tips
Scientific
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Significance
Transubstantiation holds deep religious importance in Catholicism; understand the reverence associated with it.
Catholics celebrate transubstantiation during Mass.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
The change during transubstantiation is spiritual, not physical - the bread and wine do not alter in taste or appearance.
Despite transubstantiation, the wine looks and tastes the same.
Pro Tip 3/3Debate and Diversity
Different Christian denominations have varied beliefs about transubstantiation - it's a uniquely Catholic concept.
Lutherans have a different interpretation of transubstantiation than Catholics.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Significance
Transubstantiation holds deep religious importance in Catholicism; understand the reverence associated with it.
Catholics celebrate transubstantiation during Mass.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
The change during transubstantiation is spiritual, not physical - the bread and wine do not alter in taste or appearance.
Despite transubstantiation, the wine looks and tastes the same.
Pro Tip 3/3Debate and Diversity
Different Christian denominations have varied beliefs about transubstantiation - it's a uniquely Catholic concept.
Lutherans have a different interpretation of transubstantiation than Catholics.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Significance
Transubstantiation holds deep religious importance in Catholicism; understand the reverence associated with it.
Catholics celebrate transubstantiation during Mass.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
The change during transubstantiation is spiritual, not physical - the bread and wine do not alter in taste or appearance.
Despite transubstantiation, the wine looks and tastes the same.
Pro Tip 3/3Debate and Diversity
Different Christian denominations have varied beliefs about transubstantiation - it's a uniquely Catholic concept.
Lutherans have a different interpretation of transubstantiation than Catholics.
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Chimps have feelings and...
and he used the word "odious," that the common law would not support it, and he ordered James free. At that moment, James Somerset underwent a legal transubstantiation. The free man who walked out of the courtroom looked exactly like the slave who had walked in,
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Chimps have feelings and...
and he used the word "odious," that the common law would not support it, and he ordered James free. At that moment, James Somerset underwent a legal transubstantiation. The free man who walked out of the courtroom looked exactly like the slave who had walked in,
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Robert Gober
American Sculptor
When you grow up being taught to worship, whatever that means, there is an array of body-rich symbols: tears, blood, crucifixion, the stations of the cross, transubstantiation... Faith is a belief in something that is irrational, and so to have faith, there is some correlation there with the belief in the art.
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Jim Carroll
American Author
I was this Catholic kid, and I never really lost that. I loved the rituals of Catholicism. The mass is a magic ritual; it's a transubstantiation, and the stations of the cross - I mean, a crown of thorns? Getting whipped? It's punk rock.
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William Tyndale
English Clergyman
Neither was there any heresy, or diversity of opinion, or disputing about the matter, till the pope had gathered a council to confirm this transubstantiation: wherefore it is most likely that this opinion came up by them of latter days.
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Robert Gober
American Sculptor
When you grow up being taught to worship, whatever that means, there is an array of body-rich symbols: tears, blood, crucifixion, the stations of the cross, transubstantiation... Faith is a belief in something that is irrational, and so to have faith, there is some correlation there with the belief in the art.
Quote examples
Jim Carroll
American Author
I was this Catholic kid, and I never really lost that. I loved the rituals of Catholicism. The mass is a magic ritual; it's a transubstantiation, and the stations of the cross - I mean, a crown of thorns? Getting whipped? It's punk rock.
Quote examples
William Tyndale
English Clergyman
Neither was there any heresy, or diversity of opinion, or disputing about the matter, till the pope had gathered a council to confirm this transubstantiation: wherefore it is most likely that this opinion came up by them of latter days.
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