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tran•sig•ni•fi•ca•tion
Pronunciation: (tran-sig"nu-fi-kā'shun), [key]—
n. Theol.
(in the Eucharist) a change in the significance of the bread and wine to symbolize the body and blood of Christ. Cf.
transubstantiation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.