Transubstantiate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Transubstantiate \Tran`sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [LL.
     transubstantiatus, p. p. of transubstantiare to
     transubstantiate; L. trans across, over + substantia
     substance. See {Substance}.]
     1. To change into another substance. [R.]
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              The spider love which transubstantiates all,
              And can convert manna to gall.        --Donne.
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     2. (R. C. Theol.) To change, as the sacramental elements,
        bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  transubstantiate
       v 1: change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and
            blood of Christ
       2: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This
          experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed
          the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate
          one element into another" [syn: {transform}, {transmute}]