Etymology

stercoranist

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Today it means: One who believes that the Eucharist undergoes the process of digestion in, and eventually elimination from, the body of the recipient, not just in the empirical accidents of its elements, but as the body and blood of Christ. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Medieval Latin stercoranista
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromstercoranista
  2. English todaystercoranist

From Medieval Latin stercoranista, from stercor- (“dung, excrement”) + -anista, from root of stercus (“dung, excrement”) + suffixal construction from -ānus (“of, pertaining to”) + -ista (“one who practices or believes”).

Words from the same roots

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stercoranism

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. One who believes that the Eucharist undergoes the process of digestion in, and eventually elimination from, the body of the recipient, not just in the empirical accidents of its elements, but as the body and blood of Christ.

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