Communion

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of communion (“Holy Communion”).
   alt-of
2. A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
   countable, uncountable
3. Holy Communion; the Eucharist.
   countable, uncountable
4. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.
   countable, uncountable
5. A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
   countable, uncountable
6. A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion)
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It would be uplifting to think⟳ that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak⟳ about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite.”

“It is with the day of her first communion that this narrative of mine begins.”

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