Definition of transubstantiate Transubstantiate
tran•sub•stan•ti•ate
We found 7 definitions of transubstantiate from 4 different sources.
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What does transubstantiate mean?
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| transubstantiate - change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | ||
| transubstantiate, transmute, transform change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | ||
| christian religion, christianity a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | ||
| transubstantiate - 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" | ||
| transform, transmute | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| transubstantiate change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | ||
| sorcerise, sorcerize transform or change by means of sorcery | ||
| stalinise, stalinize transform in accordance with Stalin's policies; "Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death" | ||
| destalinise, destalinize counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's" | ||
| work on, process, work subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- transubstantiate (v. t.)
To change into another substance. - transubstantiate (v. t.)
To change, as the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
