Conversion vs. Transubstantiation

Conversionnoun

The act of converting something or someone.

‘His conversion to Christianity’; ‘The conversion of the database from ASCII to Unicode’;

Transubstantiationnoun

Conversion of one substance into another.

Conversionnoun

(computing) A software product converted from one platform to another.

Transubstantiationnoun

(Roman Catholic) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.

Conversionnoun

(chemistry) A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.

Transubstantiationnoun

A change into another substance.

Conversionnoun

(rugby) A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.

Transubstantiationnoun

The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of Christ; - distinguished from consubstantiation, and impanation.

Conversionnoun

(American football) An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.

Transubstantiationnoun

the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist

Conversionnoun

(marketing) An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.

Transubstantiationnoun

an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

Conversionnoun

(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.

‘the conversion of a horse’;

Transubstantiation

Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: μετουσίωσις metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the word of Christ and by the action of the Holy Spirit.

Conversionnoun

(linguistics) The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.

Conversionnoun

(obsolete) The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.

Conversionnoun

(logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.

Conversionnoun

(math) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.

‘the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions’;

Conversionnoun

The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.

‘Artificial conversion of water into ice.’; ‘The conversion of the aliment into fat.’;

Conversionnoun

The act of changing one's views or course, as in passing from one side, party, or from of religion to another; also, the state of being so changed.

Conversionnoun

An appropriation of, and dealing with the property of another as if it were one's own, without right; as, the conversion of a horse.

‘Or bring my action of conversionAnd trover for my goods.’;

Conversionnoun

The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or the contrary.

Conversionnoun

A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions.

Conversionnoun

A change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the flank.

Conversionnoun

A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life.

‘He oftFrequented their assemblies, . . . and to them preachedConversion and repentance, as to soulsIn prison under judgments imminent.’;

Conversionnoun

an event that results in a transformation

Conversionnoun

a change in the units or form of an expression:

‘conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade’;

Conversionnoun

a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

Conversionnoun

a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

Conversionnoun

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

Conversionnoun

a change of religion;

‘his conversion to the Catholic faith’;

Conversionnoun

interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

Conversionnoun

act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

Conversionnoun

the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

Conversionnoun

the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another

‘the conversion of food into body tissues’;

Conversionnoun

the adaptation of a building or part of a building for a new use

‘they were carrying out a loft conversion’; ‘the conversion of a house into flats’;

Conversionnoun

a building that has been adapted for a new use

‘high-quality cottages and barn conversions’;

Conversionnoun

the changing of real property into personalty, or of joint into separate property, or vice versa.

Conversionnoun

the transposition of the subject and predicate of a proposition according to certain rules to form a new proposition by inference.

Conversionnoun

the fact of changing one's religion or beliefs or the action of persuading someone else to change theirs

‘his passion for seventeenth-century literature had led the former atheist to a sudden conversion’; ‘he insists that real conversion is a matter of the heart’;

Conversionnoun

repentance and change to a godly life

‘the individual's responsibility in conversion is to repent and believe’;

Conversionnoun

a successful kick at goal after a try, scoring two points

‘Gavin Hastings landed one penalty and one conversion’;

Conversionnoun

an act of converting a touchdown or a down.

Conversionnoun

(in the context of online marketing) the proportion of people viewing an advertisement and going on to buy the product, click on a link, etc.

‘you'll see better conversion rates for your local advertising if you include your physical address on your website’; ‘keeping things simple will improve conversion’;

Conversionnoun

the action of wrongfully dealing with goods in a manner inconsistent with the owner's rights

‘he was found guilty of the fraudulent conversion of clients' monies’;

Conversionnoun

the manifestation of a mental disturbance as a physical disorder or disease

‘conversion disorders’;