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intinction
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)
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