communion
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- //kəˈmjuːnjən//
A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
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A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor; and my virtues will necessarily arise when I live in communion with an equal.
It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite.
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Holy Communion; the Eucharist.
to take/receive communion
first communion
To receive Communion, open the mouth, letting the tongue touch the inner side of the lip, and having received the Sacred Particle on the tongue, swallow it as soon as you can, to avoid all irreverent touching of the Sacred Host with the teeth or lips.
One day, when at the height of her illness, she had thought herself dying, and had asked for the communion; […].
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Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church. A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
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Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church. A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion)
Étymologie
From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.
Formes
- pluriel
- communions
communion · A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
communism · Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating…Communism · The ideology of political parties that use the term Communist…communist · Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.