real presence
the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.
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How to use real presence in a sentence
A handful achieve unicorn status without any real presence—including iZettle, Deliveroo, and Just Eat Takeaway, all companies in which our firm has invested—but there are few product categories large enough to support this approach.
Wycliffe believed in a real presence—but he held that it was spiritual and not substantial.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsHe had been at first much prejudiced against the opinion of the Romish Church concerning the real presence.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de BurignyThus, according to Melancthon, Papists would be impartial judges when the real presence was the subject of discussion!
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignA medival cathedral was designed for the real presence, and without that soul of all ritual it stands bereft.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Even the dear girl herself saw the uselessness of my real presence, and after a while was content to ride with "my soul."
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British Dictionary definitions for real presence
the doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
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