transubstantiation
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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 Rome, Lanfranc was honoured as the defender of transubstantiation, and his appointment to Canterbury was warmly approved by the Pope.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
