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Originally Posted by All-American
Speaking of magic words, do you know that the words "Hocus Pocus" come from the Latin mass? According to the doctrine of transubstantiation, the bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Christ. When the priest would elevate the host, he would say "Hoc est Corpus Meum" (Latin for "This is my body). Naturally, those watching would believe that those words had a magic quality about them that changed the substance to the body of Christ. Add a little unfamiliarity with the Latin language, and you've got "Hocus Pocus."
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you've must have had American Christianity from Dr. Keller