English Dictionary

transubstantiation

noun

Conversion of one substance into another. / (Roman Catholicism) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.

The doctrine of transubstantiation is a central belief in Catholicism.

意味（1）

Conversion of one substance into another.

意味（2）

(Roman Catholicism) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.

I was openly dismissive about transubstantiation, by which the host is consecrated, and according to Catholic doctrine, literally turns from mere bread into the body of Christ. “But all the atoms stay the same!” I would insist. “That makes no sense!”