real presence

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē′əl, rēl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re′al pres′ence  (rē′əl, rēl),USA pronunciation [Theol.]
  1. Religionthe doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.
  • 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
real presence
  1. the doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
'real presence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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