单词 | transubstantiate |
释义 | transubstantiate[ tran-suhb-stan-shee-eyt ] / ˌtræn səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR transubstantiate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ing.to change from one substance into another; transmute. Theology. to change (the bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Origin of transubstantiate1400–50; v. use of late Middle English transsubstanciate (adj.) transubstantiated <Medieval Latin trānssubstantiātus, past participle of trānssubstantiāre.See trans-, substance, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM transubstantiatetran·sub·stan·tial, adjectivetran·sub·stan·tial·ly, adverbun·tran·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby transubstantiatetranssonic, transsynaptic degeneration, transthoracic, transthoracic esophagectomy, transthoracic plane, transubstantiate, transubstantiation, transudate, transudation, transude, transuranic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for transubstantiate
British Dictionary definitions for transubstantiatetransubstantiate / (ˌtrænsəbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) / verb(intr) RC theol (of the Eucharistic bread and wine) to undergo transubstantiation (tr) to change (one substance) into another; transmute Derived forms of transubstantiatetransubstantial, adjectivetransubstantially, adverbWord Origin for transubstantiateC16: from Medieval Latin transsubstantiāre, from Latin trans- + substantia substance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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