intinction

UK: /ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/ US: (in tingk′shən)

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in•tinc•tion  (in tingk′shən), n. 

1. Religion (in a communion service) the act of steeping the bread or wafer in the wine in order to enable the communicant to receive the two elements conjointly.

• Late Latin intinctiōn- (stem of intinctiō) a dipping in, equivalent. to intinct(us) (see in-², tint¹) + -iōn- -ion
• 1550–60

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intinction / ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/ noun

1. the practice of dipping the Eucharistic bread into the wine at Holy Communion

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin intinctiō a dipping in, from Latin intingere to dip in, from tingere to dip