Noun: transubstantiation ,tran-sub,stan-shi'ey-shun
- The Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist
"The priest explained the concept of transubstantiation to the confirmation class"
- An act that changes the form, character or substance of something
"The ritual involved the transubstantiation of bread and wine";
- transmutation
Derived forms: transubstantiations
Type of: conversion, theological doctrine
Encyclopedia: Transubstantiation