Transubstantiation
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Transubstantiation is the Roman Catholic doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine are transformed in substance into the actual body and blood of Christ while retaining their outward appearances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real Presence | 1 |
| Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology | 1 |
| Transubstantiation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T417954 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transubstantiation Context triple: [Consubstantiation, contrastsWith, Transubstantiation]
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A.
Consubstantiation
Consubstantiation is a Christian theological doctrine, often linked with some Protestant traditions, that holds Christ’s body and blood to be present alongside the unchanged bread and wine in the Eucharist.
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B.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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C.
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
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D.
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church codified in the 16th century and used as its standard form of the Mass for several centuries.
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E.
Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transubstantiation Target entity description: Transubstantiation is the Roman Catholic doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine are transformed in substance into the actual body and blood of Christ while retaining their outward appearances.
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A.
Consubstantiation
Consubstantiation is a Christian theological doctrine, often linked with some Protestant traditions, that holds Christ’s body and blood to be present alongside the unchanged bread and wine in the Eucharist.
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B.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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C.
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
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D.
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the traditional Latin liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church codified in the 16th century and used as its standard form of the Mass for several centuries.
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E.
Paschal Triduum
The Paschal Triduum is the central three-day period of the Christian liturgical year, commemorating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic doctrine
ⓘ
Christian theological doctrine ⓘ Eucharistic theology concept ⓘ |
| acceptedBy |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some Anglo-Catholics ⓘ some Old Catholic churches ⓘ |
| affirmedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| affirmedInDocument |
Tridentine Profession of Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Decree on the Eucharist (Council of Trent)
|
| associatedWithClergyAction | consecration of the gifts ⓘ |
| associatedWithMoment | words of institution ⓘ |
| associatedWithRite | Mass ⓘ |
| centralTo | Catholic Eucharistic theology ⓘ |
| clarifiedAgainst |
Photinianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Berengarianism
Reformation critiques of the Mass ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| codifiedInParagraphs | 1373–1377 (Catechism of the Catholic Church) ⓘ |
| concernsElement |
bread
ⓘ
wine ⓘ |
| concernsSacrament |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
|
| definedByCouncil |
Council of Trent
ⓘ
Fourth Lateran Council ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
consubstantiation
ⓘ
symbolic memorialism ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Latin substantia (substance)
ⓘ
Latin trans (across, beyond) ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalExpression |
Corpus Christi processions
ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Christi procession
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ |
| implies |
Christ is wholly present under each part of the species
ⓘ
Christ is wholly present under each species ⓘ change is not empirically detectable ⓘ |
| latinTerm | transubstantiatio ⓘ |
| rejectedBy |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican evangelicals
Lutheran confessional theology ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ most Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| relatedPhilosophicalIssue |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
identity and change ⓘ |
| relatedToDoctrine | Real Presence ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| supportsPractice |
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
ⓘ
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
reservation of the Eucharist in the tabernacle ⓘ |
| teaches |
accidents of bread and wine remain
ⓘ
substance of bread becomes body of Christ ⓘ substance of wine becomes blood of Christ ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
accidents
ⓘ
substance ⓘ |
| usesPhilosophicalFramework |
Aristotelianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Aristotelian metaphysics
|
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Subject: Transubstantiation Description of subject: Transubstantiation is the Roman Catholic doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine are transformed in substance into the actual body and blood of Christ while retaining their outward appearances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology
this entity surface form:
Real Presence