communion
noun
com·mu·nion
kə-ˈmyü-nyən 
1
: an act or instance of sharing
2
a
capitalized
: a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ
b
: the act of receiving Communion
c
capitalized
: the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received
3
: intimate fellowship or rapport : communication
sat alone on the mountain, in communion with the wilderness
4
: a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline
the Anglican communion
Examples of communion in a Sentence
She went to the front of the church for Communion.
gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians
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Even some of my own family members have opted out of attending weekly mass, and missing out on receiving communion.
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The Sistine Chapel Choir leads the congregation in the Credo, before people in the crowd turn to each other to offer the sign of peace, many of them turning to shake hands with one another.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The rail where Nuzzo knelt for her first communion as a fourth-grader was gone.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Many still wear theirs as a straightforward declaration of their faith and as an expression of communion with other believers.
—Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Laura Castañeda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Pope Leo XIV receives communion
Freddie Clayton
The Sistine Chapel Choir leads the congregation in the Credo, before people in the crowd turn to each other to offer the sign of peace, many of them turning to shake hands with one another.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The rail where Nuzzo knelt for her first communion as a fourth-grader was gone.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Many still wear theirs as a straightforward declaration of their faith and as an expression of communion with other believers.
—Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communion. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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communion
noun
com·mu·nion
kə-ˈmyü-nyən
1
capitalized
a
: a Christian sacrament in which bread and wine are partaken of as a commemoration of the last supper of Jesus
b
: the part of the Mass in which the Eucharist is received
2
: friendly communication
3
: a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline
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