noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/
rhymes with -ɪŋkʃən
1
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
The act of tingeing or dyeing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin intinctiō, from intingere (“to dip in”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
intinció
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
French:
intinction
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
German:
Intinktion
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
Italian:
intinzione
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
Norwegian:
intinksjon
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
Portuguese:
intinção
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
Spanish:
intinción
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine
Swedish:
intinktion
— the act of steeping or soaking the bread in the wine