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 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
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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The first known use of communion was in the 14th century
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