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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of eating. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The belief that eating the bread of Eucharist is eating the actual flesh of Jesus. countable, uncountable

   "a literal, corporal and oral manducation of the very substance of his flesh and blood"

Synonyms

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appetitechewingconsumptiondevouringdietingdining

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"a literal, corporal and oral manducation of the very substance of his flesh and blood"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manducatio, from mandūcō (“to chew, to eat”) + -tiō; alternatively or French manducation.

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