INTINCTION


Meaning of INTINCTION in English

[ ɪn'tɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun the action of dipping the bread in the wine at a Eucharist so that a communicant receives both together.

Origin

C16: from late L. intinctio(n-) , from L. intingere , from in- 'into' + tingere 'dip'.

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