communion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmjuːnjən/ Hyphenation: com‧mu‧nion === Noun === communion (countable and uncountable, plural communions) A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. Synonym: communing (Christianity) Holy Communion; the Eucharist. Synonym: (Mormon) sacrament Alternative form: Communion to take/receive communion first communion (Christianity) Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church. (Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former. A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “communion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communiōnem, from Latin communis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.my.njɔ̃/ === Noun === communion f (plural communions) Communion; communion ==== Related terms ==== commun communier === Further reading === “communion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis. === Noun === communion f (plural communions) (Jersey) communion