conversion vs transubstantiation

transubstantiation vs conversion

conversion and transubstantiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conversion	Yes	No	No	No
transubstantiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transubstantiation is a hyponym of conversion; that is, transubstantiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conversion:

conversion: the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
transubstantiation: an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

Other hyponyms of conversion include afforestation, dressing, transmutation.

conversion (noun)	transubstantiation (noun)
the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another	an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life	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
a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
a change in the units or form of an expression:
interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
an event that results in a transformation
a change of religion
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

Difference between conversion and transubstantiation

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