consubstantiation

[ kon-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn ]

nounTheology.
  1. the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexist in and with the substance of the bread and wine of the Eucharist.

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Origin of consubstantiation

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First recorded in 1590–1600; from New Latin consubstantiātiōn-, stem of consubstantiātiō, equivalent to con- “with, together” + substanti(a) “existence, corporeal existence” + -tiō abstract noun suffix denoting action; see origin at con-, substantiate,-ation

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consubstantiation

/ (ˌkɒnsəbˌstænʃɪˈeɪʃən) /


nounChristian theol (in the belief of High-Church Anglicans)
  1. the doctrine that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists within the substance of the consecrated bread and wine

  2. the mystical process by which this is believed to take place during consecration

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