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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The act of tingeing or dyeing. countable, obsolete, uncountable

   "Quench the dros of iron in hony and drinck the intinction."

Synonyms

All synonyms

breadcommunionelementseucharistholy communionholy sacrament

Example

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"Quench the dros of iron in hony and drinck the intinction."

Etymology

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

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