In the 8th century, a priest in Lanciano, Italy was experiencing doubts about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In the middle of saying Mass, he said the words of consecration (âThis is my body,â âThis is my blood) and saw the bread and wine transform into real human flesh and blood.
Energy is usually defined as the ability to do work. This is an anthropocentric and utilitarian perspective of energy; however, it is a useful definition for engineering where the aim of machines is to convert energy to work.
energies. 1  1 : ability to be active : strength of body or mind to do things or to work The children â¦ were tired and hardly had energy enough to walk. 2  2 : strong action or effort He puts a lot of energy into his work. 3  3 : usable power or the resources (as oil) used to produce usable power Our new dryer uses a lot less energy.