Communion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Communion	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Communion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Communion n the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" Synonym(s): Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manduction, manduction sharing thoughts and feelings Synonym(s): communion, sharing (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Communion \Commun"ion\, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. [bd]This communion* of goods.[b8] --Blackstone. 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints. We are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others. --Hooker. What communion hath light with darkness? --2 Cor. vi. 14. Bare communion with a good church can never alone make a good man. --South. 3. A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion. 4. The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion. {Close communion}. See under {Close}, a. {Communion elements}, the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lord's supper. {Communion service}, the celebration of the Lord's supper, or the office or service therefor. {Communion table}, the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper. {Communion in both kinds}, participation in both the bread and wine by all communicants. {Communion in one kind}, participation in but one element, as in the Roman Catholic Church, where the laity partake of the bread only. Syn: Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse; unity; concord; agreement.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Communion fellowship with God (Gen. 18:17-33; Ex. 33:9-11; Num. 12:7, 8), between Christ and his people (John 14:23), by the Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14; Phil. 2:1), of believers with one another (Eph. 4:1-6). The Lord's Supper is so called (1 Cor. 10:16, 17), because in it there is fellowship between Christ and his disciples, and of the disciples with one another.