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Communion

com·mu·nion

UK/kəˈmjuːnjən/ US/kʌˈmjunjʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

  • “the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation”
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2.

sharing thoughts and feelings

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3.

(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

Origin

From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.

Phrases

  • Anglican Communion
  • communion cloth
  • communion ecclesiology
  • communion hall
  • communion of saints
  • communion wafer
  • First Communion
  • Holy Communion

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