Definition of impanation Impanation
im•pa•na•tion
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What does impanation mean?
Wiktionary 
- impanation (Noun)
The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper — as opposed to transubstantiation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- impanation (a.)
Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature; -- distinguished from transubstantiation, which supposes a miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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impanation
im-pā-nā′shun, n. a term used to express the local union of the body of Christ with the consecrated bread in the Eucharist; but later specially used of Luther's doctrine of Consubstantiation (q.v.).—adj. Impā′nate, embodied in bread. [From Low L. impanāre, -ātum—in, in, panis, bread.]
