intinction means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
intinction is pronounced /ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/.
Why “intinction” is a great word
Intinction is the method of receiving communion by dipping the consecrated bread into the sacramental wine. From Latin intinctiō ('a dipping in'), from intingere ('to dip in'), from in- ('in') + tingere ('to moisten, dip'); first attested in English 1550–60. Unlike 'communion,' which names the entire sacrament, or 'imbibition,' a clinical term for absorption, intinction is a precise liturgical gesture. It is the careful tilt of the chalice, the brief crimson bloom on the white host, and the recipient's solemn pause—a tactile theology of unity performed in a single, tangible point of contact.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin intinctiō, from intingere (“to dip in”).
noun
- 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.
- The act of tingeing or dyeing.“Quench the dros of iron in hony and drinck the intinction.”