Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - communion
Communion
communion
n. 1 a sharing, esp. of thoughts etc.; fellowship (their minds were in communion). 2 participation; a sharing in common (communion of interests). 3 (Communion, Holy Communion) a the Eucharist. b participation in the Communion service. c (attrib.) of or used in the Communion service (Communion-table; Communion-cloth; Communion-rail). 4 fellowship, esp. between branches of the Catholic Church. 5 a body or group within the Christian faith (the Methodist communion). Phrases and idioms communion of saints fellowship between Christians living and dead. Etymology: ME f. OF communion or L communio f. communis common
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~-, communio mutual participation, from communis Date: 14th century an act or instance of sharing, 2. a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ, the act of receiving Communion, the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received, intimate fellowship or rapport ; communication, a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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