manduction

1. 1.

   the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

   “the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation”

   SynonymsCommunionHoly Communionsacramental manduction

   Broaderritual

   Narrowerintercommunion

   Part ofHoly Eucharist
2. 2.

   biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

   Synonymschewchewingmastication

   Broaderchange of state

   Narrowerchompingmumblingrumination

   Part ofeating

Other forms of manduction

plural

manductions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about manduction

What does manduction mean?

manduction means "the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in manduction?

manduction has 4 syllables: man-duc-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for manduction?

Close synonyms include Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manduction, chew, chewing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is manduction a common word?

manduction is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.