consubstantiation
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
1Words that may be confused with consubstantiation
- consubstantiation , transubstantiation
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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. BrooksThere 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. Gerberdingconsubstantiation 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. GerberdingThis is very much the same theory as Luthers doctrine of consubstantiation.
Medival Heresy and the Inquisition | A. S. TurbervilleDo 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
/ (ˌkɒnsəbˌstænʃɪˈeɪʃən) /
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
- Compare transubstantiation
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