intinction

[in-tingk-shuh n]

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noun

(in a communion service) the act of steeping the bread or wafer in the wine in order to enable the communicant to receive the two elements conjointly.

Origin of intinction

1550–60; < Late Latin intinctiōn- (stem of intinctiō) “a dipping in,” equivalent to intinct(us) (see in-², tinct) + -iōn- -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for intinction

intinction

noun

Christianity the practice of dipping the Eucharistic bread into the wine at Holy Communion

Word Origin for intinction

C16: from Late Latin intinctiō a dipping in, from Latin intingere to dip in, from tingere to dip

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