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intinction

/ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/

intinction noun: the act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.

Noun

intinction (countable and uncountable, plural intinctions)

  1. The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.
  2. (obsolete) The act of tingeing or dyeing.
    • Quench the dros of iron in hony and drinck the intinction.1559, Peter Morwen, Treasure of Euonymus conteyninge the Wonderfull hid Secretes of Nature touchinge the most apte formes to prepare and destyl medicines

Forms of intinction

pluralintinctions

Origin of intinction

Learned borrowing from Latin intinctiō, from intingere (“to dip in”).

Questions about intinction

What does intinction mean?
Intinction means the act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.
What part of speech is intinction?
Intinction is a noun.
How do you pronounce intinction?
Intinction is pronounced /ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/.
What is the plural of intinction?
The plural of intinction is intinctions.

Words near intinction in the dictionary

  1. intimiste
  2. intimistes
  3. intimistic
  4. intimists
  5. intinal
  6. intinction
  7. intinctions
  8. intine
  9. intines
  10. inting
  11. Intipucá

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