stercoranist Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ster"co*ra*nist noun

Etymology

LL. stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris, dung.

Definitions

1. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.