communion

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French comunion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmjuːnjən/
• Hyphenation: com‧mu‧nion

Noun

communion (countable and uncountable, plural communions)

1. A joining together of minds or spirits.
2. (Christianity) Holy Communion
3. (Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclestiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.

Etymology

From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.my.njɔ̃/

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Noun

communion f (plural communions)

1. Communion; communion

Further reading

• “communion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.

Noun

communion f (plural communions)

1. (Jersey) communion