communion

«communion» in Mova's school dictionary: a Christian service in which people share bread and wine… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (communion, a communion; Holy Communion)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) Holy Communion is a Christian service in which people share bread and wine (or juice) to remember Jesus' Last Supper and his death; it is also called the Eucharist, the Mass or the Lord's Supper. tree →

2) First Communion is the special day when a Catholic child first receives communion. tree →

3) (formal) Communion is a close sharing of thoughts or feelings, as in "in communion with nature". tree →

sense in the lessons

In church life communion is the centre of many services; the priest or minister blesses bread and wine and people come forward to receive it. Catholic children in Ireland and elsewhere often wear white for First Communion, and families celebrate. Different churches believe different things about what the bread and wine are. Phrases: take communion, receive communion, First Holy Communion, the communion rail.

examples

• On Sunday the vicar gave communion to the people. tree →
• Aoife wore a white dress for her First Communion. tree →
• At communion we remember the Last Supper. tree →
• Some churches use grape juice for communion instead of wine. tree →
• The family went for lunch after the First Communion. tree →
• Walking in the woods, she felt in communion with nature. tree →
• After the sermon followed Holy Communion. tree →

note

Uncountable in the church sense ("take communion"), capitals for "Holy Communion" and "First Communion". Related: communicate, community, common — all about sharing. Not the same as "commune" (a group living together).

In the corpora

• Christians remember the Last Supper in Holy Communion.
• A service usually has songs, prayers, Bible readings, a sermon, often communion, and a blessing at the end.
• The altar or communion table is where the bread and wine are prepared for communion.
• Catholics and Orthodox count seven sacraments; most Protestants count two, baptism and communion.
• Communion remembers Jesus' death, as he asked at the Last Supper.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «communion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.