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MANDUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Synonyms:
chew; chewing; manduction; mastication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("manduction" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manduction"):
chomping (the act of chewing noisily)
gumming; mumbling (ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth))
rumination ((of ruminants) chewing (the cud))
Holonyms ("manduction" is a part of...):
eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
Example:
the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation
Synonyms:
Communion; Holy Communion; manduction; sacramental manduction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("manduction" is a kind of...):
ritual (the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manduction"):
intercommunion (participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox))
Holonyms ("manduction" is a part of...):
Eucharist; Eucharistic liturgy; Holy Eucharist; Holy Sacrament; Liturgy; Lord's Supper; sacrament of the Eucharist (a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine)
