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Intinction

In-tinc′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
intinctio
, fr.
intingere
to dip in; pref.
in-
in +
tingere
to tinge.]
1.
The act of tingeing or dyeing.
Blount.
2.
(Eccl.)
A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.

Definition 2024

intinction

intinction

English

Noun

intinction ‎(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.
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Etymology

Latin intinctio, from intingere ‎(“to dip in”); prefix in- ‎(“in”) + tingere ‎(“to tinge”).

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