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com·mun·ion (kə myo̵̅o̅n′yən)
noun
- the act of sharing; possession in common; participation a communion of interest
- the act of sharing one's thoughts and emotions with another or others; intimate converse
- an intimate relationship with deep understanding
- a group of Christians professing the same faith and practicing the same rites; denomination
- a sharing in, orcelebrating of, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion
- 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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