commixture

[ kuh-miks-cher ]

noun

1. the act or process of commixing.
2. the condition of being commixed; mixture.
3. (in a Eucharistic service) the placing of a part of the Host in the chalice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of commixture¹

1580–90; < Latin commixtūra, equivalent to commixt ( us ) ( commix ) + -ūra -ure

Example Sentences

In the spiritual world a variety and commixture of affections is distinctly perceived in sound.

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And many bodies will coagulate upon commixture, whose separated natures promise no concretion.

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Especially should things plainly incongruous be kept apart, and without commixture.

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There is rarely any rising, but by a commixture of good and evil arts.

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To-day they are paying the penalty of this bloody commixture.

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