transignification Theol.
(ˌtrɑːnsɪgnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌtræn-)
Also trans-signification.
[f. trans- 3 + signification.]
The change in the significance of bread and wine at the Eucharist through transubstantiation, expressed in terms of sacramental symbolism. Cf. transfinalization.
| 1965, etc. [see transfinalization]. 1968 J. M. Powers Eucharistic Theology iv. 170 It is sometimes proposed that the idea of transsignification is presented as an alternative to the traditional theological idea of transsubstantiation. 1983 M. F. Wiles Faith & Mystery of God iii. 38 The approach in terms of trans-signification or establishment of new meaning can make the same point in a more constructive way. |