(from the article `religious symbolism and iconography`) ...Catholicism (in which the substance of breadness and wineness is believed to be changed into the body and blood of Christ, though the properties ... [10 related articles]
In Christianity, the doctrine that Jesus is really present in the consecrated Eucharist. The nature of...
[n] - the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
the belief that Christ is present in the bread and wine of the eucharist in more than a merely figurative or symbolic way. (Lutherans and Zwinglians disagreed over this).
noun (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
In Christianity, the doctrine that Jesus is really present in the consecrated Eucharist. The nature of the real presence is disputed. The Roman Catholic Church believes in the doctrine of transubstantiation: that only the appearance of the consecrated bread and wine remains and that its actual substance becomes Jesus' body and blood. The Lu...