transubstantiator

English

Etymology

Compare French transsubstantiateur.

Noun

transubstantiator (plural transubstantiators)

1. (theology) Someone who holds the doctrine of transubstantiation.
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     Roman Transubstantiators

References

• “transubstantiator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

trānsubstantiātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of trānsubstantiō