intinction
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
- The act of tingeing or dyeing.
Origin
- Latin intinctio, from intingere; prefix in- + tingere.
Modern English dictionary
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