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intinction definition

in·tinc·tion (in tiŋk′s̸hən)

noun

the act of dipping the Eucharistic bread into the consecrated wine, so that the communicant receives both together

Etymology: LL(Ec) intinctio, a dipping in, baptizing < L intinctus, pp. of intingere, to dip in < in-, + tingere, to dye, tinge

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