intinction

[ in-tingk-shuh n ]
/ ɪnˈtɪŋk ʃən /

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

British Dictionary definitions for intinction

intinction
/ (ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən) /

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