Ster"co*ra*nist (?), n. [LL.
stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris, dung.]
(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.
Ster"co*ra*nist (?), n. [LL.
stercoranista, fr. L. stercus, -oris, dung.]
(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.