TRANSUBSTANTIATION
Transubstantiation
In theology, transubstantiation is the doctrine that the substance of the bread and the wine used in the sacrament of the Eucharist is changed, not merely as by a sign or a figure, but also in reality, into the substance of the Body and the Blood of Jesus, while all that is accessible to the senses remains unchanged. What remains unaltered is also referred to as the "accidents" of the bread and wine, but this term is not used in the official definition of the doctrine by the Council of Trent.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Transubstantiation
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transubstantiation
Noun
- Conversion of one substance into another.
- The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
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