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Imbibition
- noun - (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
- the act of consuming liquids
Immanation
- - A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation.
Imminution
- - A lessening; diminution; decrease.
Immolation
- noun - killing or offering as a sacrifice
Immutation
- - Change; alteration; mutation.
Impanation
- - Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature; -- distinguished from transubstantiation, which supposes a miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiation.
Impedition
- - A hindering; a hindrance.
Imposition
- noun - an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"
- the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
Impuration
- - Defilement; obscuration.
Imputation
- noun - a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
- the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously"