Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Conversion of one substance into another.
- noun In many Christian churches, the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A change of one substance into another; specifically, in theology, the conversion, in the consecration of the elements of the eucharist, of the whole substance of the bread into the body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the blood, of Christ, only the appearances of the bread and wine remaining. This is the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A change into another substance.
- noun (R. C. Theol.) The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from
consubstantiation , andimpanation .
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- noun
Conversion of onesubstance into another. - noun Christianity, in Roman Catholic dogma The
doctrine holding that thebread andwine of theEucharist aretransformed into thebody andblood ofJesus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
- noun the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist
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Examples
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Though the Council was emphatic about its realism and its use of the term transubstantiation with regards to a real objective conversion of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ, it was not language that implied any sort of materialistic view of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
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Though the Council was emphatic about its realism and its use of the term transubstantiation with regards to a real objective conversion of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ, it was not language that implied any sort of materialistic view of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
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After approving the term transubstantiation, he adds [599],
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Burigny, Jean L De 1754
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Thus Grotius was persuaded the term transubstantiation, adopted by the Council of Trent, was capable of a good interpretation [598]: but it is not clear however, that, though he admitted the expressions used by the Catholic Church, he was of her opinion.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Burigny, Jean L De 1754
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This was in opposition to the Protestants, who maintained that the term transubstantiation ought to be rejected on account of its novelty.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Burigny, Jean L De 1754
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This was in opposition to the Protestants, who maintained that the term transubstantiation ought to be rejected on account of its novelty.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works Jean L��vesque de Burigny 1738
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(a) The scientific development of the concept of Transubstantiation can hardly be said to be a product of the Greeks, who did not get beyond its more general notes; rather, it is the remarkable contribution of the Latin theologians, who were stimulated to work it out in complete logical form by the three Eucharistic controversies mentioned above, The term transubstantiation seems to have been first used by Hildebert of Tours (about 1079).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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6 Hooker will use the term transubstantiation provided it is understood that it is something that happens to us and not the elements.
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6 Hooker will use the term transubstantiation provided it is understood that it is something that happens to us and not the elements.
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After approving the term transubstantiation, he adds [599], "And because what is spiritual among the Jews is called real, the terms really, substantially, and essentially, are used in the Protestant Confessions, and by their
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works Jean L��vesque de Burigny 1738
gerwitz commented on the word transubstantiation
This concept is largely responsible for my naturalist philosophy.
July 29, 2007
seanahan commented on the word transubstantiation
Would you care to elaborate? That is a pretty strange statement.
July 29, 2007
slumry commented on the word transubstantiation
Funny, I had the opposite reaction: "Aha, makes sense to me."
July 29, 2007
gerwitz commented on the word transubstantiation
As a Roman Catholic schoolchild, transubstantiation was the dogma that ignited my awareness of how mystical that theology was. Considering how diligently my parents and teachers were striving to foster my reason, logic, and scientific thought, this awareness inevitably led to contemplation and eventually my subscription to naturalism.
July 30, 2007
seanahan commented on the word transubstantiation
That makes a lot more sense. I thought that somehow transubstantiation contributed to your naturalism, and not towards your departure from mysticism.
July 31, 2007
super-logos commented on the word transubstantiation
cf. consubtantiation in the Lutheran and Anglican/Episcopal religions, and consider the Low Church vs. High Church leanings with respect to the topic.
August 23, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word transubstantiation
For some reasons this word was in my mind today. It's passing iroquoisy to read it on the main page now.
August 23, 2008