Koinonia
/kɔɪˈnəʊnɪə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church. countable, uncountable
"Can it be said that here is an application of Methodism's concept of connexionalism to the embodiment of koinonia? That no indications in the dialogue point overtly in this direction does not rule out the possibility of it being in the Methodist mind and heart."
- 2 Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community wordnet
Example
More examples"Can it be said that here is an application of Methodism's concept of connexionalism to the embodiment of koinonia? That no indications in the dialogue point overtly in this direction does not rule out the possibility of it being in the Methodist mind and heart."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).