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com·mu·nion Listen to audio/kəˈmju:njən/ noun
plural com·mu·nions
1 Communion [noncount] : a Christian ceremony in which bread is eaten and wine is drunk as a way of showing devotion to Jesus Christ
She went to the front of the church for Communion. take/receive Communion celebrate Communion —called also Holy Communion, the Eucharist
2 [noncount] formal : a close relationship with someone or something — usually + with He sat alone on the mountain, in communion with the wilderness.
3 [count] formal : a group of Christians who have the same beliefs
the Anglican communion [=denomination] Christian communions

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