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com·mun·ion (kə myo̵̅o̅n′yən)

noun

  1. the act of sharing; possession in common; participation a communion of interest
  2. the act of sharing one's thoughts and emotions with another or others; intimate converse
  3. an intimate relationship with deep understanding
  4. a group of Christians professing the same faith and practicing the same rites; denomination
    1. a sharing in, orcelebrating of, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion
    2. the consecrated bread or wine of the Eucharist; Holy Communion

Etymology: ME communioun < OFr communion < L communio, a sharing (in LL(Ec), the sacrament of communion) < communis, common

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communion Synonyms

communion

n.

  1. Association

    fellowship, accord, union, sharing; see agreement 2, association 1, communication 1, fellowship 2.

  2. A Christian sacrament

    Holy Communion, Lord's Supper, Breaking of Bread, Eucharist; see sacrament.


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communion Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • saint: I was missing the effect of the communion of the saints.

Converse of object

  • celebrate: The congregation was in such poor spiritual health that he did not feel it right to celebrate Communion for three years.

Adjective modifier

  • Eucharistic: From the moment that the twelve apostles gathered with Christ in the Upper Room, Eucharistic communion has drawn people closer to God.

Modifies a noun

  • wafer: The end of program joke is about " a new low fat communion wafer " .

Noun used with modifier

  • mid-week: Please note that there will be NO mid-week communion in All Saints on Thursday 4 th May.
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communion quotes

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell;The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost;The holy Catholick Church;The Communion of Saints;The Forgiveness of sins;The Resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.

-Book of Common Prayer

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