| 释义 |
com·mu·nion
\kəˈmyünyən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English comunioun, from Middle French, Late Latin, & Latin; Middle French communion, from Late Latin communion-, communio union of Christians, Eucharist, from Latin, mutual participation, from communis common + -ion-, -io -ion — more at common
1. : an action or situation involving sharing:
a. : possession in common : joint ownership : the state of possessions thus held
< this communion of goods — William Blackstone >
b. : a function performed jointly : an interrelation in activity : an interdependent working together or cooperation
< communion of motion of a bird's wings >
2. usually capitalized
a. : the Eucharist : the Lord's Supper
b. : a celebration of the Eucharist or the Lord's Supper either as a separate service or as a part of a larger service (as the mass in Roman Catholicism or the divine liturgy in Eastern Orthodoxy)
c. : the act of receiving the eucharistic elements
d. : the elements of the Eucharist
< take Communion >
e. : the psalm or antiphon said or sung at Communion
3.
a. : the fellowship of members of the same church
b. : general fellowship : a state marked by fellowship, sympathetic companionship, communication, and understanding : communication, converse, exchange
< the sentiment of communion with others, of the breaking down of barriers — John Dewey >
c. : intimate, sympathetic, reverential, or mystic interchange of ideas and feelings especially dealing with matters innermost and spiritual in order to inspire, strengthen, or solace often as if between man and nature or the supernatural
< this communion with the spirit of love at work in the universe — E.R.Bentley >
< no sympathetic communion between him and the solitude — Ellen Glasgow >
d. : communication, dealings
< having only limited communion with the natives >
4. : a group of religious persons bound together by essential agreement in religious consciousness; especially : the body of Christians having one common faith and discipline
< the Presbyterian communion >
< the Roman Catholic communion >
Synonyms: see religion |