| 单词 | transubstantiation |
| 释义 | transubstantiation From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishChristianitytransubstantiationtran‧sub‧stan‧ti‧a‧tion /ˌtrænsəbstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]RRCthe belief of some Christians that the bread and wine taken in Holy Communion become the actual body and blood of ChristExamples from the Corpustransubstantiation• They, however, have a wholly different outlook because of transubstantiation, which sounds like a disease but is a doctrine.• Some Arminians were even accused of attempting to disseminate views on the eucharist that were suspiciously similar to transubstantiation.Origin transubstantiation (1300-1400) Medieval Latin transubstantiatio, from transubstantiare “to change into another substance”, from Latin substantia “substance” |
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