English noun: Communion |
1. | Communion (act) the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist |
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| Samples | The governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation.
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| Synonyms | Holy Communion, manduction, sacramental manduction |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ritual |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | intercommunion |
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| Part meronym | Eucharist, Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharist |
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2. | communion (communication) sharing thoughts and feelings |
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| Synonyms | sharing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | intercourse, social intercourse |
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3. | communion (group) (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites |
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| Broader (hypernym) | denomination |
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| Domain category | Christian religion, Christianity |
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