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Definitions for transubstantiate
ˌtræn səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪttran·sub·stan·ti·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. transubstantiateverb

    change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ

  2. transform, transmute, transubstantiateverb

    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

    "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"

Wiktionary

  1. transubstantiateverb

    To change one substance into another; to transmute.

  2. transubstantiateverb

    To change the bread and wine of the Eucharist into the body and blood of Jesus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To TRANSUBSTANTIATEverb

    To change to another substance.

    Etymology: transubstantier, Fr.

    O self traitor, I do bring
    The spider love which transubstantiates all,
    And can convert manna to gall. John Donne.

    Nor seemingly, but with keen dispatch
    Of real hunger, and concoctive heat
    To transubstantiate; what redounds, transpires
    Through spirits with ease. John Milton.

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  1. transubstantiate

    Transubstantiate is a verb often used in a theological context, particularly within Christianity. It refers to the change or transformation of one substance into another, specifically in the Eucharist, where the bread and wine are believed to be transformed into the body and blood of Christ. This term can also be used more broadly to refer to any substantial change or transformation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transubstantiateverb

    to change into another substance

  2. Transubstantiateverb

    to change, as the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Transubstantiate

    tran-sub-stan′shi-āt, v.t. to change to another substance.—ns. Transubstantiā′tion, a change into another substance: (R.C.) the conversion, in the consecration of the elements of the Eucharist, of the whole substance of the bread and wine into Christ's body and blood, only the appearances of bread and wine remaining; Transubstantiā′tionalist, Transubstan′tiātor. [L. trans, across, substantia, a substance.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transubstantiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transubstantiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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