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The sacrament of Holy CommunionSee Also: Communion wafer, Holy Communion
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COMMUNION — COMMUNI Ce qu’on entend par communion révèle une double dimension d’accomplissement spirituel de l’être humain: a ) une dimension transindividuelle de communauté, impliquant les notions de partage, d’échange, de réunion, de témoignage, de service … Encyclopédie Universelle
Communion — may refer to: Communion (Christian), the relationship between Christians as individuals or Churches Full communion, a term used when two (or more) distinct Christian Churches say they are sharing the same communion The Communion of Saints, a… … Wikipedia
Communion — Com*mun ion, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. This communion of goods. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
communion — COMMUNION. subst. fém. Union de plusieurs personnes dans une même foi. La Communion des Fidèles. La Communion de l Église Romaine. La Communion de l Église Grecque, etc. Il est dans la Communion, hors de la Communion de l Eglise. Il s est séparé … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Communion — Título Communion Ficha técnica Dirección Philippe Mora Producción Philippe Mora Guion … Wikipedia Español
communion — [kə myo͞on′yən] n. [ME communioun < OFr communion < L communio, a sharing (in LL(Ec), the sacrament of communion) < communis,COMMON] 1. the act of sharing; possession in common; participation [a communion of interest] 2. the act of… … English World dictionary
Communion — Communion, Gemeinschaft. Vereinigen wollte Jesus Christus durch seine Lehre die große Menschengesellschaft zu einer Gemeinschaft. Er wollte sie umschlingen mit dem Banden heiliger, brüderlicher Liebe. Er wollte, daß Brüder seien und Schwestern… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
communion — ► NOUN 1) the sharing of intimate thoughts and feelings. 2) (also Holy Communion) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared; the Eucharist. 3) an allied group of Christian Churches or communities: the… … English terms dictionary
Communion — (v. lat. Communio), 1) Gemeinschaft, so C. bonorum, Gütergemeinschaft; C. attributorum divinorum (Dogm.), s. u. Christus II. A) a) bb); 2) gemeinschaftlicher Besitz, Theilhabung mehrerer Personen an einer Sache, die nicht durch sich selbst… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
communion — COMMUNION: La première communion : le plus beau jour de la vie … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
communion — late 14c., from O.Fr. comunion community, communion (12c.), from L. communionem (nom. communio) fellowship, mutual participation, a sharing, used in L.L. ecclesiastical language for participation in the sacrament, from communis (see COMMON (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
