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intinction(dictionary)

intinction (iou)



intinction noun. M16.
[Late Latin intinctio(n-), from Latin intinct- pa. ppl stem of intingere dip in: see -ION.]
gen. The action of dipping in, esp. in something coloured; the liquid in which something has been dipped. M16-M17.
Ecclesiastical. The action or practice of dipping the bread of the Eucharist in the wine so that the communicant may receive both together. L19.