communion

Speech parts

1. communion - Noun

2. Communion - Proper noun

Meaning

The act of sharing; community; participation.

Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints.

A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.

The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Holy Communion sacrament sharing unity intercourse fellowship mass association concord eucharist community agreement communication participation converse
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Antonyms

patter division conflict opposition violence accident
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Hypernyms

ritual denomination intercourse social intercourse

Hyponyms

intercommunion

Related terms

common community communicate communal

Phrases with the word

Communion bread communion of saints Holy Communion First Communion communion wafer still got one's communion money

Examples

As two pieces of wax fused together make one so he who receives Holy Communion is so united with Christ that Christ is in him and he is in Christ. Cyril of Alexandria

The chief end of our life is to live in communion with God. To this end the Son of God became incarnate, in order to return us to this divine communion, which was lost by the fall into sin. Through Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we enter into communion with the Father and thus attain our purpose. Theophan the Recluse

True is the word of the Lord which declares that no man possessing love for the world can acquire the love of God, nor can any who has communion with the world have communion with God, nor can any who has concern for the world have concern for God. Isaac the Syrian

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. Martin Luther

To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language. William Cullen Bryant

Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls. Gaston Bachelard

Close letter words and terms

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