consubstantiation

/kɔn.sʌbs.tn̩.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

noun

An identity or union of substance.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounconsubstantiation (plural consubstantiations)

plural consubstantiations

  1. ChristianityThe 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.

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Translations

Catalan consubstanciació
  • consubstanciacióthe presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
French consubstantiation
  • consubstantiationthe presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
Italian consustanziazione, consustanziazione
  • consustanziazionean identity or union of substance
  • consustanziazionethe presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
Polish konsubstancjacja
  • konsubstancjacjathe presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament
Portuguese consubstanciação
  • consubstanciaçãothe presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament

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APA

consubstantiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consubstantiation

MLA

“consubstantiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consubstantiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consubstantiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consubstantiation.

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