sacramental manduction
- noun
- /ˌsækrəˈmɛntəl mænˈdʌkʃən/
- Specialized
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manducación sacramental
- His first experience of sacramental manduction filled him with a sense of reverence as he received the bread and wine.
Examples
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During Mass, the priest leads the sacramental manduction.
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The church emphasized the importance of sacramental manduction in the life of every believer.
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During Easter, the congregation gathers for sacramental manduction to commemorate the Last Supper.
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His first experience of sacramental manduction was deeply moving and solemn.
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Many believers find sacramental manduction to be a profound experience.
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During Mass, the priest leads the sacramental manduction, inviting the congregation to participate in the Eucharist.
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Many believers find sacramental manduction to be a deeply spiritual experience during the celebration of the Eucharist.
Synonyms
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7.6
To take part in a Christian ceremony where people eat blessed bread and drink blessed wine
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A Christian ceremony when people eat bread and drink wine to remember the Last Supper
An act in church of receiving bread and wine during a service
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'sacramental' (pertaining to the sacraments) modifies 'manduction' (the act of receiving the sacramental bread and wine), so the combined meaning is directly derivable from its parts. This compositional pattern (modifier specifying the type of an act) is common across languages and would be clear to a B1 learner who already knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Sacramental manduction may come from a simple, literal image: sacramental refers to a holy rite and manduction comes from an old word meaning 'to chew', so it described taking the blessed bread into the mouth during communion. So, the phrase means 'receiving the bread and wine'.