impanation


impanation

(ˌɪmpæˈneɪʃən) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the embodiment of Christ in the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist[C16: from Medieval Latin impanātiō, from impanātus embodied in bread, from Latin im- (in) + panis bread]

impanation

the theological doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine after they are consecrated.See also: Christ, Theology