Definition of 'communion'
Word forms: plural communions
1. uncountable noun
Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them.
...communion with nature.
...a communion of souls.
2. uncountable noun
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noun
2.
4.
5.
the spiritual union held by Christians to exist between individual Christians and Christ, their Church, or their fellow Christians
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Derived forms
communional (comˈmunional) adjective
communionally (comˈmunionally)
adverb
Word origin of 'communion'
C14: from Latin commūniō general participation, from commūnis commonnoun Christianity
Also called : Holy Communion1.
the act of participating in the Eucharist
2.
the celebration of the Eucharist, esp the part of the service during which the consecrated elements are received
3.
a.
the consecrated elements of the Eucharist
b.
(as modifier)
Communion cup
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noun
1.
the act of sharing; possession in common; participation
a communion of interest
3.
4.
5. [C-]
a.
a sharing in, orcelebrating of, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion
b.
the consecrated bread or wine of the Eucharist; Holy Communion
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Word origin of 'communion'
ME communioun < OFr communion < L communio, a sharing (in LL(Ec), the sacrament of communion) < communis, commonTrends of 'communion'
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Translations for 'communion'
British English: communion /kəˈmjuːnjən/
NOUN
Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them....communion with nature.
Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them....communion with nature.
- Arabic: مُشارَكَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: comunhão
- Chinese: 恳谈
- Croatian: zajednica
- Czech: splynutí duchovní
- Danish: samhørighed
- Dutch: gemeenschap
- European Spanish: comunión
- Finnish: ehtoollinen
- French: communion
- German: Zwiesprache
- Greek: θεία κοινωνία
- Italian: comunione
- Japanese: 共有
- Korean: 성찬식
- Norwegian: sameie
- Polish: wspólnota
- Portuguese: comunhão
- Romanian: comuniune comuniuni
- Russian: общность
- Spanish: comunión
- Swedish: nattvard
- Thai: การมีส่วนร่วม
- Turkish: ortak görüş
- Ukrainian: єдність
- Vietnamese: sự đồng cảm
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