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intinction

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of tingeing or dyeing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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