transubstantiation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānsubstantiātiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹænz.səbˈstæn.ʃiˌeɪ.ʃən/ === Noun === transubstantiation (countable and uncountable, plural transubstantiations) (Roman Catholicism) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus. (by extension) Conversion of one substance into another. ==== Related terms ==== transubstantial transubstantiate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== stercoranism === Further reading === transubstantiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia