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tinction|ˈtɪŋkʃən|
[ad. late L. tinctiōn-em a dipping; baptism administered by non-Catholics (Cyprian a 258, Ep. 71/1 and 75/8), n. of action f. tingĕre to dip, dye.]
†1. Dipping (in baptism); cf. tincture n. 8. Obs.
1657J. Watts Dipper Sprinkled 33, I yeild tinction or dipping, and immersion to be one and the same likewise in this matter. Ibid., Both perfusion and tinction are called baptism.
2. The action of imbuing with colour; colouring, tinging, tinting.
1888Billings in Amer. Nat. Feb. 118 These micro-organisms..color more diffusely with the same degree of exposure to the tinction. |