communion

CEFRC1

/kəˈmjuːnjən/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A Christian religious ceremony involving bread and wine.

  2. 02

    noun

    A close sharing of thoughts or feelings.

Examples

  • The First Communion is an important ceremony in the Catholic Church.

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

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church., A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.

  2. Holy Communion; the Eucharist.

  3. A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.

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In context

  • It is with the day of her first communion that this narrative of mine begins.

  • It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite.

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Origin

noun

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