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Webster 1913 Edition
Communion
1.
The act of sharing; community; participation.
“This communion of goods.” Blackstone.
2.
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 saintsWe are naturally induced to seek
communion
and fellowship with others. Hooker.
What
communion
hath light with darkness? 2 Cor. vi. 14.
Bare
communion
with a good church can never alone make a good man. South.
3.
A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline;
as, the Presbyterian
. communion
Syn. – Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse; unity; concord; agreement.
Webster 1828 Edition
Communion
COMMUNION
, n.1.
Fellowship; intercourse between two persons or more; interchange of transactions, or offices; a state of giving and receiving; agreement; concord.We are naturally led to seek communion and fellowship with other.
What communion hath light with darkness? 2 Cor. 6.
2.
Mutual intercourse or union in religious worship, or in doctrine and discipline.The Protestant churches have no communion with the Romish church.
3.
The body of Christians who have one common faith and discipline. The three grand communions into which the Christian church is divided, are those of the Greek, the Romish and the Protestant churches.4.
The act of communicating the sacrament of the Eucharist; the celebration of the Lords supper; the participation of the blessed sacrament. The fourth council of Lateran decrees that every believer shall receive the communion at least at Easter.5.
Union of professing Christians in a particular church; as, members in full communion.Communion-service, in the liturgy of the Episcopal church, is the office for the administration of the holy sacrament.
Definition 2024
Communion
Communion
See also: communion
English
Alternative forms
- communion
Proper noun
Communion
- The sacrament of Holy Communion
Synonyms
Related terms
- Communion wafer
- Holy Communion
communion
communion
See also: Communion
English
Noun
communion (plural communions)
- A joining together of minds or spirits.
- (Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclestiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
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Translations
a joining together of minds or spirits