- tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion
- /ˌtrænsəbˌstænʃiˈeıʃən/ noun [noncount]: the belief in some Christian religions that the bread and wine given at Communion become the body and blood of Jesus Christ when they are blessed
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tran|sub|stan|ti|a|tion — «TRAN suhb STAN shee AY shuhn», noun. 1. a changing of one substance into another; transmutation. 2. in Christian theology: a) the changing of the bread and wine of the Euchari into the substance of the body of Christ, only the appearance of the… … Useful english dictionary
sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
stan — af·ghan·i·stan; ba·lu·chi·stan; cap·stan; cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; con·stan·cy; con·stan·tia; con·stan·tine; con·stan·tin·i·an; con·stan·ti·no·ple; con·stan·ti·no·pol·i·tan; da·ghe·stan; in·stan·cy;… … English syllables
tran — as·tran·tia; cal·yp·tran·thes; ci·tran·ge·din; dex·tran; es·tran·ge·la; hep·tran·chi·as; in·tran·si·geance; in·tran·si·gence; in·tran·si·gent·ism; in·tran·si·tiv·ize; para·ni·tran·i·line; te·tran·dria; te·tran·dri·an; te·tran·drous;… … English syllables
transubstantiation — tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion … English syllables
transubstantiation — tran|sub|stan|ti|a|tion [ˌtrænsəbstænʃiˈeıʃən] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: transubstantiatio, from transubstantiare to change into another substance , from Latin substantia substance ] the belief of some Christians that the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
transubstantiation — tran|sub|stan|ti|a|tion [ ,trænsəb,stænʃi eıʃn ] noun uncount TECHNICAL the belief of some Christians that the bread and wine used in church ceremonies become the body and blood of Jesus Christ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
transubstantiation — tran•sub•stan•ti•a•tion [[t]ˌtræn səbˌstæn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the changing of one substance into another 2) rel (in the Eucharist) the conversion of the whole substance of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, only the… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
