English Explanatory Dictionary

intinction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.
  2. The act of tingeing or dyeing.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/

Word forms

intinction intinctions

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin intinctiō, from intingere (“to dip in”).

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