Definition of communion
1 : an act or instance of sharing
2a 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 Christb : the act of receiving Communionc capitalized : the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received
3 : intimate fellowship or rapport : communication sat alone on the mountain, in communion with the wilderness
4 : a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline the Anglican communion
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Examples of communion in a Sentence
She went to the front of the church for Communion.
gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians
Recent Examples of communion from the Web
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Talk about a fitting choice, because this was as much a worship service as a concert, and every one of the thousands at the nearly sold-out home of the Indians was there to take communion from Father Billy.
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The unleavened bread that Roman Catholics use in the celebration of communion must contain some gluten, even if only a trace amount, according to a new Vatican directive.
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Low-gluten communion wafers are among the most popular newer products at G.A. Fuchs Church Supply.
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The two have clashed over the pope's openness to allowing civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion.
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Movies with inspirational and anti-Nazi themes were in demand as Americans stateside sought communion with a continent under mounting attack by the Third Reich.
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In this case, the communion robe, a gift to Mrs. Wilbekin’s minister, consisted of cloth from four generations of her family.
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Organizers added the sights and scents of thrown rose petals this year as well as the excitement of children who had recently received their first communion.
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Walsh's family runs the Maxilla Social Club, a community event space that normally hosts communion parties or funeral receptions.
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Origin and Etymology of communion
Middle English, from Latin communion-, communio mutual participation, from communis —see 1common
COMMUNION Defined for English Language Learners
communion
playDefinition of communion for English Language Learners
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Communion : a Christian ceremony in which bread is eaten and wine is drunk as a way of showing devotion to Jesus Christ
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: a close relationship with someone or something
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: a group of Christians who have the same beliefs
COMMUNION Defined for Kids
communion
playDefinition of communion for Students
1 : a close relationship in communion with nature
2 cap : a Christian ceremony commemorating with bread and wine the last supper of Jesus Christ
3 : a body of Christians having similar beliefs
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