self-communion

noun

self-com·​mu·​nion ˌself-kə-ˈmyü-nyən 

plural self-communions

1

: intimate communication or rapport with oneself : communion with oneself

meditative self-communion

Feeling no desire for the self-communion which awaited her in her room, she lingered on the broad stairway …

—Edith Wharton

Of course, we all like some privacy and self-communion, which is why some eschew the convenience of public transport, just to have that quiet time.

—SmartCompany

2

: the act of administering the Christian sacrament of Communion to oneself

a priest performing self-communion

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for self-communion

• antiunion
• communion
• disunion
• nonunion
• union