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    TRANSUBSTANTIATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An act that changes the form or character or substance of somethingplay

    Synonyms:

    transmutation; transubstantiation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("transubstantiation" is a kind of...):

    conversion (the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another)

    Derivation:

    transubstantiate (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    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 Eucharistplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("transubstantiation" is a kind of...):

    theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)

    Derivation:

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

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