Intinction
/ɪnˈtɪŋk.ʃən/noun
The act of dipping bread or a wafer into wine during Communion.
Did you know?Intinction comes from Latin roots meaning “to dip in,” and it became a formal Eucharistic term in Christian ritual language rather than a mystical invention.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
tingere
“to dip, moisten, or dye”
Late Latin
Latin
intingere
“to dip into”
Medieval Latin
Latin
intinctio
“a dipping in; specifically, sacramental dipping”
14th–17th Century
English
intinction
“the act of dipping bread or a wafer into wine in the Eucharist”
Modern English
English
intinction
“the practice of administering Communion by dipping the bread into the wine”
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