transubstantiate

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transubstantiate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Transubstantiate \Tran`sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [LL.
     transubstantiatus, p. p. of transubstantiare to
     transubstantiate; L. trans across, over + substantia
     substance. See Substance.]
     1. To change into another substance. [R.]
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              The spider love which transubstantiates all,
              And can convert manna to gall.        --Donne.
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     2. (R. C. Theol.) To change, as the sacramental elements,
        bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.
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transubstantiate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  transubstantiate
      v 1: change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and
           blood of Christ
      2: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This
         experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the
         clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one
         element into another" [syn: transform, transmute,
         transubstantiate]