1. the practice of dipping the Eucharistic bread into the wine before consumption during Christian communion
Usage: ecclesiastical; plural form

Examples

• The priest performed intinctions during the communion service.
• Some denominations prefer intinctions over separate consumption of bread and wine.
• The practice of intinctions varies among different Christian traditions.
• Intinctions allow communicants to receive both elements simultaneously.
• The bishop explained the historical significance of intinctions to the congregation.