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receptionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cep-tion-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Anglican doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine remain unchanged after consecration, but that communicants receive the body and blood of Christ by faith when they consume the bread and wine.

Uncountable

Etymology

From reception + -ism.

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What does receptionism mean?
The Anglican doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine remain unchanged after consecration, but that communicants receive the body and blood of Christ by faith when they consume the bread and wine.
Where does receptionism come from?
From reception + -ism.

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