| Noun | 1. manduction - the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manductionritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremoniesEucharist, Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharist - a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wineintercommunion - participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox) | | 2. manduction - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallowchewing, mastication, chewchange of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicschomping - the act of chewing noisilygumming, mumbling - ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth)rumination - (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"eating, feeding - the act of consuming food |