transubstantiate
[ tran-suh b-stan-shee-eyt ]
/ ˌtræn səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt /
verb (used with object), tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ing.
to change from one substance into another; transmute.
Theology.
to change (the bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
Origin of transubstantiate
OTHER WORDS FROM transubstantiate
tran·sub·stan·tial, adjective tran·sub·stan·tial·ly, adverb un·tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby transubstantiate
Example sentences from the Web for transubstantiate
He also speaks of the effect of eating mutton being to "transubstantiate sheep into man."
The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer |John GerardThe pope can transubstantiate sin into duty, and duty into sin.
Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues |John Alberger
British Dictionary definitions for transubstantiate
transubstantiate
/ (ˌtrænsəbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(intr) RC theol
(of the Eucharistic bread and wine) to undergo transubstantiation
(tr)
to change (one substance) into another; transmute
Derived forms of transubstantiate
transubstantial, adjective transubstantially, adverbWord Origin for transubstantiate
C16: from Medieval Latin
transsubstantiāre, from Latin
trans- +
substantia
substance