communion
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
communion/kəˈmjuːniən/
▶noun
- 1 the sharing of intimate thoughts and feelings.
- 2 (also Holy Communion) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared; the Eucharist.
- 3 a relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian Churches or denominations.
■ a group of Christian Churches or communities which recognize one another's ministries or that of a central authority: the Anglican communion.
'communion' also found in these Oxford entries:
altar
- anaphora
- Anglican
- communicant
- communicate
- communion of saints
- gospeller
- HC
- intercommunion
- -ion
- Maronite
- Mass
- non-communicant
