intinction

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=tinc=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

intinction, n. [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.].

•  The act of tingeing or dyeing.  Blount.  [1913 Webster]
•  A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intinction, n. Eccl. the dipping of the Eucharistic bread in the wine so that the communicant receives both together.

Etymology

LL intinctio f. L intingere intinct- (as IN-(2), TINGE)