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The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
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communion
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Communion (; , koinonikon ) is a refrain sung with psalm recitation during the distribution of the Eucharist in the Divine Liturgy or Mass . As chant it was connected with the ritual act of Christian communion .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French comunion "community, communion" (12c.), from Latin communionem (nominative communio ) "fellowship, mutual participation, a sharing," used in Late Latin ecclesiastical language for "participation in the sacrament," from communis ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Holy Communion COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE holy ▪ He was a high churchman for whom the sacrament of holy communion was the supreme moment of worship. ▪ Sam is now seven, and received his First holy communion ...
Usage examples of communion.
Those members of Christian communions which are attracted to Bahaism find in it a real hospitality to the inherited faith they take over.
She had never been one to overreact to, or romanticize, a good fuck, but her liaison with Chev had resulted in a startling communion, and it had stirred her in unexpected ways.
In answer to the question, whether this physical toil does not deprive me of many innocent pleasures peculiar to man, such as the enjoyment of the arts, the acquisition of learning, intercourse with people, and the delights of life in general, it turned out exactly the reverse: the more intense the labor, the more nearly it approached what is considered the coarsest agricultural toil, the more enjoyment and knowledge did I gain, and the more did I come into close and loving communion with men, and the more happiness did I derive from life.
One day I appear to him to be Catholic, the next Comtist, the next Orthodox Greek, the next a convert to the Anglican communion.
Often in this little room, cosiest in the house, Jolyon would catch a moment of communion with his father.
The Divine Nature, human nature, sin, grace, redemption, salvation, holiness, heart-corruption, spiritual life, prayer, communion with God, a conversation and a treasure in heaven,--to all these noblest of studies and divinest of exercises they are as a beast before God.
Under these circumstances, Genseric, a Christian, but an enemy of the orthodox communion, showed himself to the Donatists as a powerful deliverer, from whom they might reasonably expect the repeal of the odious and oppressive edicts of the Roman emperors.
It seemed to me that lightly and flippantly we had approached the most real and august of sacraments, that communion with the dead of which the fathers of the Church had spoken.
In that last moment of communion with her, when I touched that silver web, all the stories of the others flowed into me.
One of the most precious advantages promised by their initiation was, to put a man in communion with the Gods, by purifying his soul of all the passions that interfere with that enjoyment, and dim the rays of divine light that are communicated to every soul capable of receiving them, and that imitate their purity.
At that communion, not only had Habiru and Catholic worshiped, but also the now-separate Muslims and a few diverse creeds best left forgotten.
Humankind, and were among the first in line to take the communion in order to calm any misgivings among the members of their denominations.
And though he did not yet bear the seal of the communion, he was no less marked, for the blood of billions was, at least in part, on his hands and head.
It allowed me a peaceful psychic communion without any effort on my part, and there was next to no danger of exposure involved in using it.
Father Looney along the communion rail, holding the paten beneath the chins of the old women while the damning wafer melted against the roof of my mouth, and the heads of the spinster sisters shook in helpless pity for a soul forever lost.