Meaning of transubstantiation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
   countable, uncountable
2. Conversion of one substance into another.
   broadly, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“I was openly dismissive about transubstantiation, by which the host is consecrated, and according to Catholic doctrine, literally turns from mere bread into the body of Christ. “But all the atoms stay the same!” I would insist. “That makes no sense!””

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