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.
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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