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First Communion

First Communion noun: the first time that a person, usually a child, receives the sacrament of Communion.

Noun

First Communion (plural First Communions)

  1. The first time that a person, usually a child, receives the sacrament of Communion.
    • It is with the day of her first communion that this narrative of mine begins.1902 January, John Buchan, “The Outgoing of the Tide”, in The Watcher by the Threshold, and Other Tales, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1902, →OCLC, page 234
  2. The celebration of the former, consisting of a solemn mass and generally a following private party.

Forms of First Communion

pluralFirst Communions

Questions about First Communion

What does First Communion mean?
First Communion means the first time that a person, usually a child, receives the sacrament of Communion.
What part of speech is First Communion?
First Communion is a noun.
What is the plural of First Communion?
The plural of First Communion is First Communions.

Words near First Communion in the dictionary

  1. first classes
  2. First Coast
  3. first come first serve
  4. first come first served
  5. first come, first served
  6. First Communion
  7. First Communions
  8. first conditional
  9. first conditionals
  10. first contact
  11. First Contact Day

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