Meaning of "real presence" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF REAL PRESENCE

real presence

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REAL PRESENCE

Real presence is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REAL PRESENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist

Real Presence is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech, or by his power, or by the grace of the Holy Spirit in the individual believer partaking of the species. Not all Christian traditions accept this doctrine. Efforts at mutual understanding of the range of beliefs led in 1980s to consultations on Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry through the World Council of Churches, consultations that included the Catholic Church.

Definition of real presence in the English dictionary

The definition of real presence in the dictionary is the doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist.

TRANSLATION OF REAL PRESENCE

Find out the translation of real presence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of real presence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «real presence» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 真实的存在
• Translator English - Spanish: presencia real
• English: real presence
• Translator English - Hindi: वास्तविक उपस्थिति
• Translator English - Arabic: الوجود الحقيقي
• Translator English - Russian: реальное присутствие
• Translator English - Portuguese: presença real
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রকৃত উপস্থিতি
• Translator English - French: présence réelle
• Translator English - Malay: Kehadiran sebenar
• Translator English - German: Realpräsenz
• Translator English - Japanese: 本物の存在感
• Translator English - Korean: 실제 존재
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngarsane nyata
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hiện diện thực sự
• Translator English - Tamil: உண்மையான இருப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: वास्तविक उपस्थिती
• Translator English - Turkish: Gerçek varlığı
• Translator English - Italian: presenza reale
• Translator English - Polish: realna obecność
• Translator English - Ukrainian: реальна присутність
• Translator English - Romanian: prezență reală
• Translator English - Greek: πραγματική παρουσία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: werklike teenwoordigheid
• Translator English - Swedish: verkliga närvaro
• Translator English - Norwegian: reell tilstedeværelse

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REAL PRESENCE»

Discover the use of real presence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to real presence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Real Presences

George Steiner posits the opposite—that any coherent understanding of language and art, any capacity to communicate meaning and feeling, is premised on God.

George Steiner, 2013

No Wonder They Call It the Real Presence: Lives Changed by ...

David Pearson reports in a detailed interview the remarkable and inspiring stories of Catholics whose lives were transformed through their experience of Christ in Eucharistic adoration. A Servant Book.

David Pearson, 2002

Real Presence: The Work of Eucharist

Offers insights into the many meanings of real presence.

Nathan Mitchell, 2001

Worship and the Reality of God: An Evangelical Theology of ...

Sensing a real need for renewal, John Jefferson Davis offers a theology of worship that uncovers the most fundamental barriers to our vital involvement in the worship of our holy God.

John Jefferson Davis, 2010

Real Presence: The Christian Worldview of C. S. Lewis as ...

A discussion of an overarching theme of C. S. Lewis' writings; the incarnational reality of Christ in everyday life.

Leanne Payne, 1995

A Real Presence: Religious and Social Dynamics of the ...

This book explores Eucharistic conflicts in Augsburg, Germany during the first decade of the Protestant Reformation.

Joel Van Amberg, 2011

Real Presence

When Monsignor Vincent Shepherd has a serious heart attack and is assigned to a country parish in rural Virginia, he expects quiet and death, but instead he must gather his strength to deal with "a grapes of wrath family," Duck Bexley, his ...

Richard Bausch, 1999

Real Presence: In Search of the Earliest Icons

In Real Presence she resumes this journey to see additional early icons of Jesus and the saints- icons that are among the few to survive the wholesale destruction of icons in the early eighth century.

Wendy Beckett, 2010

Fragments Of Real Presence: Liturgical Traditions in the ...

Berger a renowned writer silenced by the Vatican, offers a new vision of the Christian calendar year as seen through the eyes of women famous and obscure.

Teresa Berger, 2005

Real Presence: A Method for Finding God in All Things

This book is written with Christians principally in mind, folks whose spiritual life has been nurtured by the sacraments.

Robert Colacurcio, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REAL PRESENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term real presence is used in the context of the following news items.

Real presence in the Eucharist / Naked infant in creche

Q. Recent polls indicate that some 70 percent of Catholics in the United States (and 66 percent in Ireland) do not believe in the real presence of Jesus in the ... «The Pilot, Feb 15»

Real Madrid director leaps to the defence of Gareth Bale after the …

"Bale had a real presence in the game and in the way the team played," Butragueno ... That echoed the opinions of both Moyes and the Real manager, Carlo ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

The Real Presence? How Can We Be Sure?

TEN times in nine verses (Jn 6: 50-58) he repeatedly explained that he was going to give mankind his own flesh and blood as “real food” and “real drink” so that ... «Aleteia, Jun 14»

Where We Meet Real Presence

Polls show that more than 60 percent of American Catholics say they do not believe in the Real Presence-that Jesus Christ is bodily present in the Eucharist. «Catholic Online, Jan 14»

Knowing is believing--and sometimes not knowing is believing, too

After a 2010 Pew Forum study found that 45 percent of Catholics didn't know the church's teaching on the real presence, this new study finds the number to ... «U.S. Catholic magazine, May 13»

Stephen Colbert vs. Garry Wills on the Real Presence: Guess Who …

I caught Stephen Colbert interviewing Pulitzer prize winning author Garry Wills when the following clip was posted by Rod Dreher of The American Conservative ... «Patheos, Feb 13»

Knowledge and belief about the real presence

However, for many Catholics there is a gap between their knowledge of the church's teaching regarding the real presence and what their beliefs are. «National Catholic Reporter, Oct 11»