transubstantiation

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tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion /ˌtrænsəbstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]  RRCthe belief of some Christians that the bread and wine taken in Holy Communion become the actual body and blood of Christ 变体说〔一些基督徒所持的观点，认为圣餐中的饼和酒可以变成耶稣基督的身体和血〕

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transubstantiation• They, however, have a wholly different outlook because of transubstantiation, which sounds like a disease but is a doctrine.• He surrendered all he had fought for, accepting even the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation and the existence of Purgatory.• Some Arminians were even accused of attempting to disseminate views on the eucharist that were suspiciously similar to transubstantiation.Origin transubstantiation (1300-1400) Medieval Latin transubstantiatio, from transubstantiare “to change into another substance”, from Latin substantia “substance”

tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion nounChineseSyllable  

belief and some Corpus of wine that bread the Christians the

transubstantiation
tran‧sub‧stan‧ti‧a‧tion /ˌtrænsəbstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]the belief of some Christians that the bread and wine taken in Holy Communion become the actual body and blood of Christ

tran·sub·stan·ti·ationBrE /ˌtrænsəbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtrænsəbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the belief that the bread and wine of the Communion service become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ after they have been blessed, even though they still look like bread and wine 变体论（指面饼和葡萄酒经祝圣后变成基督的体血，只留下饼酒的外形）