transubstantiate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transubstantiate /ˌtransəbˈstanʃɪeɪt, ˌtrɑːn-, -sɪ-/
verb
  • 1 Christian Theology convert (the substance of the Eucharistic elements) into the body and blood of Christ at consecration.
  • 2 change the form or substance of (something) into something different.
– origin ME: from med. L. transubstantiat-, transubstantiare ‘change in substance’.
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