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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
communion
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 at this convent on the next day.
■ VERB
receive
▪ Sam is now seven, and received his First holy communion at this convent on the next day.
take
▪ He would be taking Christmas communion to the sick.
▪ He was baptized, confirmed at the age of 13, and regularly took communion at Mass.
▪ I have memories of asking permission to take communion.
▪ The underground Catholics tend to congregate in smaller groups, meeting in private homes to take communion.
▪ He appeared so frail that people taking communion were moved to sympathy.
▪ The Empress was crowned, and then the Emperor and Empress entered the cathedral to take communion.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Far from being vacuous storytelling, myth in its true sense is a communion with the deepest truths of existence.
▪ George Gaynor sat down on the top step leading to the communion rail.
▪ He would be taking Christmas communion to the sick.
▪ In time, the self-denying monks gathered for worship and the sacrament of communion.
▪ She decided not to go to communion.
▪ The Empress was crowned, and then the Emperor and Empress entered the cathedral to take communion.
▪ They are harder still to interpret: what does a large attendance at Easter communion imply?
▪ True, they are playing with great danger, but they may never really experience communion with the evil force behind astrology.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Communion

Communion \Com*mun"ion\, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See Common.]

  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 saints.

    We 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.

  4. The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion; called also Holy Communion.

    Close communion. See under Close, a.

    Communion elements, the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lord's supper.

    Communion service, the celebration of the Lord's supper, or the office or service therefor.

    Communion table, the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper.

    Communion in both kinds, participation in both the bread and wine by all communicants.

    Communion in one kind, participation in but one element, as in the Roman Catholic Church, where the laity partake of the bread only.

    Syn: Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse; unity; concord; agreement.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
communion

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 (see common (adj.)). Used by Augustine, in belief that the word was derived from com- "with, together" + unus "oneness, union."

Wiktionary
communion

n. A joining together of minds or spirits.

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Communion

Communion may refer to:

Communion (Christian)

The bond uniting Christians as individuals and groups with each other and with Jesus Christ, is described as communion.

Communion (chant)

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.

Communion (1989 film)

Communion is a 1989 drama horror film based on the book of the same name by Whitley Strieber.

Starring Christopher Walken and Frances Sternhagen, it tells a story of a family that experiences an extraterrestrial phenomenon while on vacation at a remote home in the wilderness during which the father is abducted and all of their lives change. According to Strieber, the story is a real-life account of his own encounter with "visitors", with Walken playing the role of the author.

Communion (Septic Flesh album)

Communion is the seventh studio album by Greek death metal band Septicflesh. It was released on March 17, 2008 worldwide, and March 25, 2008 in the United States, both dates through the French label Season of Mist. The album is the first since the band's split up, after the release of Sumerian Daemons in 2003, and the first to be released under the name "Septicflesh" following the band's name change.

Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album)

Communion is the fifth studio album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

The album is the band's longest to date at twenty-four tracks. After the decision was made to postpone the Origin Vol. 2 project, the band wrote entirely new material and recorded it, which became Communion.

Communion (book)

Communion: A True Story is a book by American ufologist and horror author Whitley Strieber that was first published in February 1987. The book is based on the claims of Whitley Strieber, who experiences "lost time" and terrifying flashbacks, which hypnosis undertaken by Budd Hopkins later links to an alleged encounter with aliens.

The book was later made into a film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Christopher Walken as Strieber and Lindsay Crouse as his wife, Anne. A 2008 trade paperback edition presents a new preface by the author.

Strieber compares the "familiar" being he sees, whom he describes as female, to the Sumerian goddess Ishtar.

Communion (Roy Campbell album)

Communion is the third album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Campbell and the debut recording with his Pyramid Trio with bassist William Parker and Reggie Nicholson replacing original drummer Zen Matsuura. The album was recorded in 1994 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. Roy pays tribute to avant-garde jazz musicians Don Cherry, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, and brothers Don & Albert Ayler.

Communion (Years & Years album)

Communion is the debut studio album by British electronica trio Years & Years. It was released on 10 July 2015 through Polydor Records for the UK and other countries and Interscope Records for the USA only.

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.