In*tinc"tion (?), n. [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]
1.
The act of tingeing or dyeing.
Blount.
2. Eccl.
A method or practice of the administration of the sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering both together.
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