transignification
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of transignification
First recorded in 1965–70; tran(s)- + signification
Example Sentences
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The Pope's 1965 encyclical on the Eucharist was clearly directed against the theories of several Dutch theologians who had proposed to describe Christ's Real Presence in the bread and wine as transignification rather than transubstantiation.
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The articles on the Eucharist in clude an explanation of the controversial new "transignification" theories some Dutch theologians.
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But the Pope approved the use of "transignification" provided it did not mean a merely subjective sense of symbolism.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sir: If the doctrine of transubstantiation is about to be jettisoned for the more enlightening concept of transignification, Anglicans and Roman Catholics may look for limited intercommunion in 1966�and perhaps even full intercommunion by 1970, which, after all, is the fourth centennial of their separation.
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They propose instead what they call "transignification" �that is, the change does not take place in the substance of the bread and wine but in its meaning.
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