Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.

    Kommunion

  2. (countable, uncountable)Holy Communion; the Eucharist.

    to take/receive communion

    first communion

    the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

  3. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.

    (countable, uncountable)A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion)

Examples

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  1. I had my first communion when I was ten.

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  2. I had my first communion at ten years old.

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  3. The parson gave the communion wafer to the dying person.

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  4. Every priest who serves liturgy is required to receive communion.

    ruКаждый священник, служащий литургию, обязательно причащается.

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  5. The communion service must be conducted by an ordained pastor, minister or church elder.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
a joining together of minds or spirits:

Origin

From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French com

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

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