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Definition of "transubstantiate" []

  • To change (one substance) into another; transmute. (verb-transitive)
  • Christianity To change the substance of (the Eucharistic bread and wine) into the body and blood of Jesus. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "transubstantiate" in a sentence
  • "Kevin Murphy here for finding a rhyme for "transubstantiate"!), and every song not only advances the plot, but are also so hysterical you fear you'll miss some lyrics due to how hard you're laughing."
  • "If a Church defies God's will by unjustly withholding the Eucharist from a vast number of people, do you believe that God would still transubstantiate the Eucharistic bread and wine during the consecration by that Church's ordained ministers?"
  • "However, others said that this witch of our brood is good at least for an outside shot at manufacturing perfection and they stirred and then stared into the eyes of the possibility of gaining the ascension and transubstantiate the current impasse and gaining a increased support for their vital situation, in a word for gaining an advantage against the evil ones."