MANDUCTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

Meaning:

The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

Example:

the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation

Synonyms:

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)