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communion definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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