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Definition of 'communion'

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communion

(kəmjuːnjən )
Word forms: plural communions
1. uncountable noun [oft a NOUN]
Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them.
...communion with nature. [+ with]
...a communion of souls.
2. uncountable noun
Communion is the Christian ceremony in which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of Christ's death.
Most villagers took communion only at Easter.
...the Communion service.
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communion in British

(kəˈmjuːnjən )
noun
1. 
an exchange of thoughts, emotions, etc
2. 
possession or sharing in common; participation
3. (foll by with)
strong emotional or spiritual feelings (for)
communion with nature
4. 
a religious group or denomination having a common body of beliefs, doctrines, and practices
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 common
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Communion in British

(kəˈmjuːnjən )
noun Christianity
1. 
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
Also called: Holy Communion
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communion in American

(kəˈmjunjən ; kəmyo̅onˈyən)
noun
1. 
the act of sharing; possession in common; participation
a communion of interest
2. 
the act of sharing one's thoughts and emotions with another or others; intimate converse
3. 
an intimate relationship with deep understanding
4. 
a group of Christians professing the same faith and practicing the same rites; denomination
5.  [C-]
a. 
a sharing in, orcelebrating of, the Eucharist, or Holy Communion
b. 
the consecrated bread or wine of the Eucharist; Holy Communion
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'communion'
ME communioun < OFr communion < L communio, a sharing (in LL(Ec), the sacrament of communion) < communis, common

Example sentences containing 'communion'

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Dr Barbara helped herself to a second glass of communion wine. Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (1990)Neil sipped slyly at the communion wine, thinking of the violent Norse heroines Trudi had described to him. Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (1990)I have no wish to appear pie-eyed at the altar for the family communion. Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (1990)
He handed her into it with all the solemnity of a priest offering the communion cup. Elliott, Sumner Locke FAIRYLAND (1990)

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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.
  • American English: communion
  • 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
  • European Portuguese: comunhão
  • Romanian: comuniune
  • Russian: общность
  • Spanish: comunión
  • Swedish: nattvard
  • Thai: การมีส่วนร่วม
  • Turkish: ortak görüş
  • Ukrainian: єдність
  • Vietnamese: sự đồng cảm

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