Definition of Transobstantiation
Transubstantiation, the doctrine of Roman Catholics as defined by
the Council of Trent, that the bread and wine of the Eucharist is, after
consecration by a priest, converted mystically into the body and blood of
Christ, and is known as the docrine of the Real Presence.
- Wikipedia
Tran`sub*stan`ti*a"tion (?), n. [LL.
transubstantiatio: cf. F. transsubstantiation.]
1. A change into another substance.
2. (R. C. Theol.) The doctrine held by Roman
Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body
and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from consubstantiation, and
impanation.
Tran`sub*stan`ti*a"tion (?), n. [LL.
transubstantiatio: cf. F. transsubstantiation.]
1. A change into another substance.
2. (R. C. Theol.) The doctrine held by Roman
Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body
and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from consubstantiation, and
impanation.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- conversion of one substance into another
- (in Roman Catholic dogma) the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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