consubstantiation

American  

[kon-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn səbˌstæn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

Theology.

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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consubstantiation British  

/ ˌkɒnsəbˌstænʃɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of consubstantiation

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 ( def. )

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• transubstantiation vs. consubstantiation

Example Sentences

It is the whole question of transubstantiation vs. consubstantiation all over again.

From Time Magazine Archive

I see that the Conf. of Augs. does not express consubstantiation.

From Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 by Ornsby, Robert

The Lutherans maintained what they called consubstantiation, that Christ was with and in the bread and wine, as fire is in a hot iron, to borrow the metaphor of Luther himself.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.

Transubstantiation or consubstantiation, conception, maculate or immaculate, were a matter of small moment with him.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 by Various

On the other hand, Luther persistently held to the doctrine of transubstantiation, though the organized Protestant churches held to "consubstantiation."

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)