communion
noun/kəˈmjuːniən/
/kəˈmjuːniən/
- [uncountable] communion (with somebody/something) (formal) the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something
- poets living in communion with nature
Extra Examples- He lived in close communion with nature.
- her personal communion with God
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- personal
- spiritual
- …
- in communion with
- communion with
- (also Communion, Holy Communion)[uncountable] a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples
- to go to Communion (= attend church for this celebration)
- to take/receive communion (= receive the bread and wine)
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2- Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris.
- Most of the people present took Communion.
- There were only half a dozen people at Communion.
- We went to Holy Communion in the cathedral.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Holy
- First
- open
- …
- go to
- administer
- celebrate
- …
- service
- cup
- rail
- …
- at communion
- [countable] (specialist) a group of people with the same religious beliefs
- the Anglican communion
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin communio(n-), from communis ‘common’.
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