Definition of "consubstantiation" [con•sub•stan•ti•a•tion]

• The doctrine, proposed by Martin Luther, that the substance of the body and blood of Jesus coexists with the substance of the bread and wine in the Eucharist. (noun)

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• "And while Lutherans do not like the term consubstantiation because it is so closely associated with the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, Luther did insist on the real and substantial presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper."
• "The Lutherans maintained what they called consubstantiation, that Christ was _with_ and _in_ the bread and wine, as fire is in a hot iron, to borrow the metaphor of Luther himself."
• "The word consubstantiation, however, is not found in the Lutheran symbols, and is rejected by Lutheran theologians if used in the sense of impanation. ""