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Meaning of Communion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kəˈmjuːnjən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Čeština přijímání
Dansk nadver
Ελληνικά κοινωνία
Esperanto komuneco komunio
Español comunión
Français communion
Bahasa Indonesia komuni komuni kudus persekutuan
Italiano comunione
Nederlands communie
Português comunhão
Српски pričest причест
Svenska nattvard

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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