Communion
//kəˈmjuːnjən// name, noun
name, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. countable, uncountable
"It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite."
- 2 the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist wordnet
- 3 Holy Communion; the Eucharist. countable, uncountable
"It is with the day of her first communion that this narrative of mine begins."
- 4 sharing thoughts and feelings wordnet
- 5 Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.; A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former. countable, uncountable
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- 6 (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites wordnet
- 7 Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.; A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion) countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of communion (“Holy Communion”). alt-of
Example
More examples"The First Communion is an important ceremony in the Catholic Church."
Etymology
From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.
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