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communion

com·mun·ion [ kə mynyən ] (plural com·mun·ions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. intimacy: a feeling of emotional or spiritual closeness

2. connection: a relationship, especially one in which something is communicated or shared
What communion can there be between Good and Evil?
continues to work in communion with the Church to help the needy

3. christianity religious group with common faith: a religious group with its own set of beliefs and practices, especially a Christian denomination

4. christianity fellowship between religious groups: a sense of shared religious identity and fellowship, especially between members of different Christian denominations

[14th century. < Latin communion-< communis "common"]

com·mu·nion·al adjective
com·mu·nion·al·ly adverb
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