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The Bible says: "This is My Body"

the dictionary defines "is":

is verb

1. 3rd person singular present indicative of be. Idioms

2. as is.

The dictionary defines "be":verb (used without object), present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle being.

1. to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question.

2. to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week.

3. to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table.

4. to continue or remain as before: Let things be.

5. to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you.

6. (used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she.

Prots translate "is" into: This is a representation of His Body. They were symbolically ingesting His Spirit and Words.

Now someone explain to me how it is the Catholics that change the definition of words. I have looked at both definitions and I don't see any close to "representation"

That proves nothing. The Bible also quotes Jesus as saying: "I am the door" and "I am the way." Am in this case being the first person present indicative of be. I assume that you would read these figuratively and that you don't believe that Jesus is a piece of wood with hinges or a piece asphalt to walk on.

Why read "this is my body" literally and then read essentially identical sentences figuratively? Isn't that a bit of special pleading? Isn't this the same mistake that Mormons make when using figurative language to prove that God the Father has a physical body?

Now someone explain to me how it is the Catholics that change the definition of words.

Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. I don't know why you would want to read those verses literally when they make so much more sense otherwise. While Jesus was dying on the cross, did John ask to drink his blood from the spear wound? When Jesus appeared before Thomas with nail holes, did Thomas say give me a bite of that flesh to remember you by? This bizarre transubstantiation ritual has a definite superstition/occult odor to it. God has forbidden the ingesting of blood and yet here the RCC overrules the Almighty. You play word games, read your Koine Greek and can't see the forest for the trees. May God have mercy on your soul.