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words of institution

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Etymology

Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin verba īnstitūtiōnis, i.e. the words by which Jesus instituted, or established, the sacrament.

  1. derived from verba īnstitūtiōnis

Definitions

  1. The pronouncements “This is my body” and “This is my blood”, said by the celebrants at…

    The pronouncements “This is my body” and “This is my blood”, said by the celebrants at the climax of most eucharistic liturgies and held by many churches to be essential to the performance of the rite.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of words of institution.

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