Etymology

words of institution

Today it means: The pronouncements “This is my body” and “This is my blood”, said by the celebrants at the climax of most eucharistic liturgies and held by many churches to be essential to the performance of the rite. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin verba īnstitūtiōnis
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  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · calque ofverba īnstitūtiōnis
  2. English todaywords of institution

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin verba īnstitūtiōnis, i.e. the words by which Jesus instituted, or established, the sacrament.

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