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transubstantiation

[tran-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn] / ˌtræn səbˌstæn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /


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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

He rejected the Catholic Church’s 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

Being a toast-and-egg man myself, my day begins with the transubstantiation of bread into its crustaceous cousin, toast.

From The Guardian May 24, 2016

At Baden-in-Aargau in May and June 1526 a public disputation on the doctrine of transubstantiation was held, in which Eck and Thomas Murner were pitted against Johann Oecolampadius.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various




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