communion

com·mu·nion

noun \kə-ˈmyü-nyən\

Communion : a Christian ceremony in which bread is eaten and wine is drunk as a way of showing devotion to Jesus Christ

: a close relationship with someone or something

: a group of Christians who have the same beliefs

Full Definition of COMMUNION

1

:  an act or instance of sharing

2

a capitalized :  a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ

b :  the act of receiving Communion

c capitalized :  the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received

3

:  intimate fellowship or rapport :  communication

4

:  a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline <the Anglican communion>

Examples of COMMUNION

1. She went to the front of the church for Communion.
2. <gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians>

Origin of COMMUNION

Middle English, from Latin communion-, communio mutual participation, from communis

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COMMUNION

Synonyms

rapport, fellowship, rapprochement

Related Words

accord, agreement, concord, harmony; oneness, solidarity, togetherness, unity; affinity, empathy, sympathy, understanding; amity, chumminess, companionship, friendliness, friendship; reciprocity, symbiosis

Near Antonyms

alienation, disaffection, disgruntlement, estrangement; coldness, cold shoulder, distance, iciness; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, jaundice, rancor, spite