Etymology : Middle English, from Latin communion-, communio mutual participation, from communis
Pronunciation : k&-'myü-ny&n
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. act of sharing, participation; association; Christian ceremony commemorating the last supper of Jesus and his disciples, sacrament of the Lord's Supper, Eucharist. communion\com*mun"ion\ , n. [l. communio: cf. f. communion. see:
common.].
2. the act of sharing; community; participation. "this communion of goods.".
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. we are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others. what communion hath light with darkness? vi.
4. bare communion with a good church can never alone make a good man.
5. a body of christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the presbyterian communion.
6. 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.
7. The act of sharing; community; participation.
8. 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.
9. A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.
10. 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. the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" sharing thoughts and feelings a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites.
11. 1. Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them. communion with nature.
12. Communion is the Christian ceremony in which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of Christ's death. Most villagers took communion only at Easter.