intercommunion
intercommunion · intercommunions
Communion between people or groupsCommunion (association) between people or groups
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Communion (association) between people or groups
(countable, uncountable)The participation, together, in Holy Communion of people from different denominations
participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (e.g. Catholic and Orthodox)
(countable, uncountable)In Roman Catholicism, the theological principle which governs whether it is permissible for a Roman Catholic to partake of the Eucharist in a non-Catholic service, and vice versa
Origin
From inter- + communion.From inter- + communion.
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Forms
plural: intercommunions| Singular | intercommunion |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable