communionnoun
uk/kəˈmjuː.njən/us/kəˈmjuː.njən/[ U ] formal a close relationship with someone in which feelings and thoughts are exchanged:
He found spiritual communion with her.
He lived in close communion with nature/God.
[ C, + sing/pl verb ] literary a group of people who are united by the same, especially religious, beliefs:
The author has a vision of an emerging worldwide Christian communion.
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Empathy and sensitivity
- attuned
- commune
- emotional intelligence
- empathetic
- empathize
- identify
- identify with sb
- project
- put
- put yourself in sb's place/position/shoes idiom
- rapport
- relate
- relate to sb
- self-discovery
- sensitive
- sensitivity
- sympathetic
- sympathize
- understand
- understanding
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Religious people: followers of religious groups