intinction

in·tinc·tion  (n-tngkshn)

n. Ecclesiastical

The administration of the Eucharist by dipping the host into the wine and thus offering both simultaneously to the communicant.

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[Late Latin intincti, intinctin-, a dipping in, from Latin intinctus, past participle of intingere, to dip in : in-, in; see in-² + tingere, to moisten.]

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intinction [ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən]

n

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the practice of dipping the Eucharistic bread into the wine at Holy Communion

[from Late Latin intinctiō a dipping in, from Latin intingere to dip in, from tingere to dip]