Holy Communion

noun

: communion sense 2a

Examples of Holy Communion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ugboaja is part of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy and volunteered as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Brownsville has said. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

That’s why people have bar mitzvahs or make their first Holy Communion. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 July 2026

Thunder and torrential rain just before Holy Communion forced the ceremony to pause, sending those without umbrellas or ponchos seeking shelter beneath tents. — Noah Labelle, NPR, 2 July 2026

In the 14th century, Bibles in English became associated with John Wycliffe, a priest who criticized corruption in the Catholic Church, and whose views on Holy Communion the church had declared heretical. — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Holy Communion

• antiunion
• disunion
• nonunion
• union