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koinonia

/kɔɪˈnəʊnɪə/

koinonia noun: communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.

Noun

koinonia (countable and uncountable, plural koinonias)

  1. Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
    • Can it be said that here is an application of Methodism's concept of connexionalism to the embodiment of koinonia? That no indications in the dialogue point overtly in this direction does not rule out the possibility of it being in the Methodist mind and heart.2008, Lorelei F. Fuchs, Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology

Forms of koinonia

pluralkoinonias
alternative formkoenonia
alternative formcoenonia

Origin of koinonia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

Questions about koinonia

What does koinonia mean?
Koinonia means communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
What part of speech is koinonia?
Koinonia is a noun.
How do you pronounce koinonia?
Koinonia is pronounced /kɔɪˈnəʊnɪə/.
What is the plural of koinonia?
The plural of koinonia is koinonias.

Words near koinonia in the dictionary

  1. koinobionts
  2. koinobiosis
  3. koinobori
  4. koinomatter
  5. koinon
  6. koinonia
  7. koinonias
  8. koinons
  9. koinophilia
  10. koinophobia
  11. koiné

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