Communion1. (n.) The act of sharing; community; participation.
2. (n.) 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.
3. (n.) A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.
4. (n.) 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.
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