Transubstantiate Definition & Meaning

transubstantiate
verb
  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"

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