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consubstantiation

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kɔn.sʌbs.tn̩.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

An identity or union of substance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; impanation, as opposed to transubstantiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: theological doctrine

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: consustanziazione — an identity or union of substance
  • Manx: co-vree — an identity or union of substance
  • Catalan: consubstanciació — the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
  • French: consubstantiation — the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
  • Galician: consubstanciación — the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
  • Italian: consustanziazione — the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
  • Polish: konsubstancjacja — the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
  • Portuguese: consubstanciação — the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament