real presence

American  

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /

noun

Theology.

1. the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.

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real presence British  

noun

1. the doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist

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Etymology

Origin of real presence

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

In the group Slack, Claudius became an oddly real presence, a co-worker people collaborated with in small groups, teased and collectively tried to outsmart.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He's a real presence. He doesn't need to wear the armband to feel really connected, really powerful and really important in the team."

From Barron's

"She had a real presence in the community and was loved by many."

From BBC

Prof Alan Barrett told the BBC that the “real presence” of global tech companies meant Ireland had benefited from recent international reforms to corporation tax regimes, which linked taxes to “real activities” in a country.

From BBC

One running theme of the book is fatherlessness; everywhere Johnson goes, the absence of fathers is a very real presence.

From Washington Post