English
receptionism
From reception + -ism.
Formed from reception + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
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Latin recipiō ‘receive’
Latin receptiō ‘the act of receiving’
Middle French reception
Middle English recepcion
English reception
Today it means
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.
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Etymograph / receptionism