communions
plural of communion
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mun"ion, n. Etym: [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See Common.]
1. The act of sharing; community; participation. "This communion of goods." 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 May 2024
(verb) make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; “our ideas must be substantiated into actions”
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