Word Definition

Communion

  1. The act of sharing; community; participation.
  2. A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.
  3. 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.
  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.

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