communion

18 ENTRIES FOUND:

com·mu·nion

noun \kə-ˈmyü-nyən\

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

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