communion

noun

kə-ˈmyü-nyən How to pronounce communion (audio)
Definition of communionnext
as in solidarity
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians

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Recent Examples of communion Once the church served as refuge during the old apartheid order, later giving way to communion in taverns. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 The property celebrates nature, with biophilic design that effortlessly connects guests with the sand, sea, and sky outside; fittingly, the signature experiences at Patina Maldives are rooted in communion with nature as well. — Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 His niece Amy Ricci recalled telling her uncle that her daughter had eaten an entire box of communion wafers. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Yet his communion with God was never dependent on a particular place or circumstance. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for communion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
  1. solidarity
  2. friendship
  3. fellowship
  4. unity
  5. rapprochement
  6. rapport
Noun
  • The sheriff's office in an Oregon county where nine people were killed in a community college shooting 11 years ago is offering solidarity and support to the people of Bend.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The sectarian violence that followed the invasion appears to have convinced Iraqis of the importance of both national solidarity and separating religion from politics.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of solidarity
Noun
  • The two go on to develop a secret, unsettling friendship, then something more.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Bullying, exclusion and rejection can take a real emotional toll, especially when teens struggle to form reliable friendships.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of friendship
Noun
  • This year’s edition will also run its fellowship program, with seven fellows mentored by Bhutanese director Dechen Roder and Indian independent filmmakers Umesh Kulkarni and Dominic Sangma.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Fitzgibbon drew inspiration to create the program after studying El Sistema in Venezuela on a Fulbright fellowship in 2007.
    — Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellowship
Noun
  • On the home front, the success of a separatist party in Quebec is another threat to the unity that Carney is striving for.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The event as well as a luncheon the prior day in Santa Monica were rare displays of bipartisan unity at a time of heightened political polarization in the United States.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of unity
Noun
  • The détente should not be mistaken for a rapprochement, according to Wendy Cutler, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But the rapprochement is unfolding against considerable skepticism inside Venezuela, according to two recent surveys by the Venezuelan polling firm Meganálisis.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of rapprochement
Noun
  • Wisdom to uphold the law, understand and fight for the needs of Winter Springs, and developing good rapport with parties interested in developing or redeveloping our city must be balanced.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Sexy and thrilling, the Alfred Hitchcock classic benefited from Saint and Grant’s feisty rapport.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of rapport

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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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