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real presence
[ ree-uhl, reel ]
noun
, Theology.
- the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.
real presence
noun
- the doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of real presence1
First recorded in 1550–60
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Example Sentences
Wycliffe believed in a real presence—but he held that it was spiritual and not substantial.
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He had been at first much prejudiced against the opinion of the Romish Church concerning the real presence.
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Thus, according to Melancthon, Papists would be impartial judges when the real presence was the subject of discussion!
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A medival cathedral was designed for the Real Presence, and without that soul of all ritual it stands bereft.
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Even the dear girl herself saw the uselessness of my real presence, and after a while was content to ride with "my soul."
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