Communion

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Definition of communion

  1. an act or instance of sharing
  2. a capitalized: a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ

b: the act of receiving Communion

c: capitalized: the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received