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First Communions

First Communions is the plural of First Communion.

Meaning of First 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.

Questions about First Communions

What is First Communions the plural of?
First Communions is the plural of First Communion.

Words near First Communions in the dictionary

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  4. first come, first served
  5. First Communion
  6. First Communions
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  9. first contact
  10. First Contact Day
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