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noun
A believer in transubstantiation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, derogatory
Topics: Christianity
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History
From Capernaum (town in Galilee) + -ite. The reference is to John, chapter 6, where Jesus goes to Capernaum and gives a lecture that is often quoted in this context, most prominently verse 55: “For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.” (KJV)
