comunioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cominion, communion, communyon, communyone, communyoun, comunyon, comunyoun === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman comunion, Middle French communion, or their etymon Latin commūniō; equivalent to comunen (“to connect”) +‎ -ioun (“-ion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔˌmiu̯niˈuːn/, /kɔˈmiu̯njun/, /ˈkɔmənjun/ === Noun === comunioun (uncountable) (somewhat formal) Commonality, sharing; the state of being united or similar: (Christianity) The Eucharist; Holy Communion. (Christianity) Ecclesiastical interrecognition of validity. (rare) Engagement or connection. ==== Descendants ==== English: communion, Communion Middle Scots: communioun (possibly borrowed from Early Modern English) Scots: communion ==== References ==== “commū̆niǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.