impanation en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin impānātiō, impānātiōnis, from Latin impānātus, past participle of impānō (“to impanate”), + -tiō, from im- (“in”) + pānis (“bread”). By surface analysis, impanate + -ion.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper — as opposed to transubstantiation.