Transubstantiate
Pronunciation : Tran`sub*stan"ti*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [LL. transubstantiatus, p. p. of transubstantiare to transubstantiate; L. trans across, over + substantia substance. See Substance.]
Definition : 1. To change into another substance. [R.] The spider love which transubstantiates all, And can convert manna to gall. Donne.
2. (R. C. Theol.)
Defn: To change, as the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913