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STERCORANISTS
Noun
stercoranists
plural of stercoranist
Source: Wiktionary
STERCORANIST
Ster"co*ra*nist, n. Etym: [LL. stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris, dung.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist undergo the process of digestion in the body of the recipient.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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