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stercoranist
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stercoranist, n. [LL. stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris, dung.].
A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist undergo the process of digestion in the body of the recipient. [1913 Webster]
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