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communions

communions is the plural of communion.

Meaning of communion

Noun

communion (countable and uncountable, plural communions)

  1. A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
    • My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor; and my virtues will necessarily arise when I live in communion with an equal.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter IX, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume II, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...
    Synonyms:
    communing
  2. Holy Communion; the Eucharist.
    • to take/receive communion
    Synonyms:
    sacrament
  3. A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
  4. A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion)

Phrases with communions

Questions about communions

What is communions the plural of?
Communions is the plural of communion.

Words near communions in the dictionary

  1. communional
  2. communionism
  3. communionist
  4. communionists
  5. communionlike
  6. communions
  7. communique
  8. communiques
  9. communiqué
  10. communiqués
  11. communis opinio

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