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Definition of Communion
1. Noun. The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist. "The governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
Generic synonyms: Ritual
Group relationships: Eucharist, Eucharistic Liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, Sacrament Of The Eucharist
Specialized synonyms: Intercommunion
Derivative terms: Commune
2. Noun. Sharing thoughts and feelings.
Generic synonyms: Intercourse, Social Intercourse
Derivative terms: Commune, Share
3. Noun. (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites.
Definition of Communion
1. n. The act of sharing; community; participation.
Definition of Communion
1. Proper noun. The sacrament of Holy Communion ¹
2. Noun. A joining together of minds or spirits. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Communion
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Communion
Literary usage of Communion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Abp. of Cologne, 31 December, 1910); (b) the custom of giving Holy communion to
infants immediately after baptism, and frequently before the beginning of ..."
2. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"The enemy, knowing what profit and exceeding strong remedy lieth in the Holy
communion, striveth by all means and occasions to draw back and hinder the ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1909)
"July 3th Ruth Hale Wife of Frary Hale, Joined in full communion with the Church.
Jered Strickland & his Wife Joined in full communion with the Chh. 1802 ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"The canon is much shortened, following the Roman closely in the essential part,
and the Lord's Prayer, as scarcely ever elsewhere, follows the communion. ..."
5. A History of the English Church During the Civil Wars and Under the by Ecole littéraire de Montréal, Charles Gill, William Arthur Shaw (1900)
"On the 30th of August the Commons resolved that the— Churchwardens of every parish
church or chapel do forthwith remove the communion table to the east end ..."