intinction

intinction
[ɪnˈtɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of dipping the bread in the wine at a Eucharist so that a communicant receives both together
    面包蘸酒(圣餐时领圣餐者以面包蘸酒同时领受二者的动作)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from late Latin intinctio(n-), from Latin intingere, from in- 'into' + tingere 'dip'. The word originally denoted the general action of dipping, especially into something coloured; compare with tinge. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent
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