Polish edit

Etymology edit

From przeistoczyć +‎ -enie. Originally a calque of Latin trānsubstantiātiō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pʂɛ.is.tɔˈt͡ʂɛ.ɲɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
  • Syllabification: prze‧is‧to‧cze‧nie

Noun edit

przeistoczenie n

  1. verbal noun of przeistoczyć
  2. transfiguration (major change in appearance or form)
  3. (Roman Catholicism) transubstantiation (doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus)
    Synonym: transsubstancjacja
  4. (Roman Catholicism) transubstantiation, consecration (part of the Mass in which transubstantiation occurs)
    Synonym: konsekracja

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