consubstantiation

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

/ ˌkɒn səbˌstæn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun Theology.

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

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH consubstantiation

consubstantiation , transubstantiation

Words nearby consubstantiation

construct state, construe, construed, consubstantial, consubstantiate, consubstantiation, Consuela, consuetude, consuetudinary, consul, consular

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How to use consubstantiation in a sentence

This is what they called impanation, invination, consubstantiation.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
There are persons who talk a great deal about Consubstantiation, and yet they know not what it means.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church|G. H. Gerberding
Consubstantiation is not the teaching of the Word; neither is it, nor has it ever been, the teaching of the Lutheran Church.
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church|G. H. Gerberding
This is very much the same theory as Luthers doctrine of Consubstantiation.
Medival Heresy and the Inquisition|A. S. Turberville

Do then these words of Scripture teach the doctrine of Consubstantiation?
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church|G. H. Gerberding

British Dictionary definitions for consubstantiation

consubstantiation

/ (ˌkɒnsəbˌstænʃɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun Christian theol (in the belief of High-Church Anglicans)

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

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

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