transubstantiation

Catholic doctrine that, during mass, the substance of the eucharistic bread and wine is transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, even though external appearance remains unchanged
Intangible religious_concept Q214500
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transubstantiation

Summary

transubstantiation is a religious concept[1]. transubstantiation ranks in the top 5% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,655 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • transubstantiation's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • transubstantiation's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4].
  • transubstantiation is a type of miracle[5].
  • transubstantiation is a type of change[6].
  • transubstantiation is part of Eucharistic theology[7].
  • transubstantiation is part of Catholicism[8].
  • transubstantiation's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • transubstantiation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • transubstantiation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • transubstantiation's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • transubstantiation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • transubstantiation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/transubstantiation[14].
  • transubstantiation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/transubstantiation[15].
  • transubstantiation's different from is recorded as Ubiquitarians[16].

Body

Definition and Type

transubstantiation's instance of is recorded as religious concept[4]. Recorded subclass of include miracle[5] and change[6].

Use and Application

Part of include Eucharistic theology[7], a branch of theology[17] and Catholicism[8], a Christian denominational family[18], founded in 1054[19].

Why It Matters

transubstantiation ranks in the top 5% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,655 views/month).[2] transubstantiation has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] transubstantiation is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 t/transubstanciacion
    Described by source Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Ubiquitarians
    Subclass of miracle, change
    Instance of religious concept
    Aliases
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546104105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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