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.
| 1657 J. 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.
| 1888 Billings in Amer. Nat. Feb. 118 These micro-organisms..color more diffusely with the same degree of exposure to the tinction. |