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consubstantiation
[ kon-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn ]
noun
, Theology.
- the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexist in and with the substance of the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
consubstantiation
/ ˌkɒnsəbˌstænʃɪˈeɪʃən /
noun
- the doctrine that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists within the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
- the mystical process by which this is believed to take place during consecration
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consubstantiation1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from New Latin consubstantiātiōn-, stem of consubstantiātiō, equivalent to con- “with, together” + substanti(a) “existence, corporeal existence” + -tiō abstract noun suffix denoting action; con-, substantiate, -ation ( def )
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Example Sentences
This is what they called impanation, invination, consubstantiation.
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There are persons who talk a great deal about Consubstantiation, and yet they know not what it means.
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Consubstantiation is not the teaching of the Word; neither is it, nor has it ever been, the teaching of the Lutheran Church.
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This is very much the same theory as Luthers doctrine of Consubstantiation.
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Do then these words of Scripture teach the doctrine of Consubstantiation?
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