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Definitions

transubstantiation

[tran-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn] / ˌtræn səbˌstæn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
change
Synonyms
STRONG
about-face addition adjustment advance break changeover compression contraction conversion correction development difference distortion diversification diversity innovation metamorphosis modification modulation mutation novelty permutation reconstruction refinement reversal revision revolution shift surrogate switch transfiguration transformation transition translation transmogrification transmutation turn turnover variance variation variety vicissitude
WEAK
remodeling
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement decrease failure sameness similarity stagnation uniformity withdrawal

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, in Germany, Martin Luther had questioned the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, the literal transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The council also affirmed the doctrine of transubstantiation.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

If the priest confined his sermons to “purely theological issues,” he might still be allowed to purchase airtime, but the doctrine of transubstantiation was never his preferred topic.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2021

Do you subscribe to this theory of artistic transubstantiation?

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2019

As an example, consider the doctrine of transubstantiation.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring