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| tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion [ trànssəb stanshee áysh'n ] |
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1. Christian doctrine: the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox doctrine that the bread and wine of Communion become, in substance, but not appearance, the body and blood of Jesus Christ at consecration.
See also consubstantiation (sense 1)
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2. change of substance: the process by which one substance changes into another
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