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Manducation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Manducation is a noun meaning The act of eating.

Meaning

The act of eating.

More Meanings

  1. (Christianity) The belief that eating the bread of Eucharist is eating the actual flesh of Jesus.

Example Sentences

a literal, corporal and oral manducation of the very substance of his flesh and blood

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include manducator, chewing, demastication, mastication, mauling, maceration.

manducatorchewingdemasticationmasticationmaulingmacerationmastificationmasticatormorsitationmunchiemincingmundationmactationmucronationmasticatorymewingmorsicatiomorsuremasticatermorsel

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