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Definition of: transubstantiation
(tran′səb·stan′shē·ā′·shən) noun
1. Theol. The conversion of the substance of the eucharistic elements into that of Christ's body and blood: a doctrine of the Greek and Roman Catholic churches. Compare CONSUBSTANTIATION, IMPANATION.
2. A change of anything into something essentially different.
—tran′sub·stan′ti·a′tion·al·ist noun
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