impanation Meaning, Definition & Usage

Im"pa*na"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. impanation. See Impanate, a.
Definitions
  1. (Eccl.) Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature; -- distinguished from transubstantiation, which supposes a miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiation.

Webster 1913