communion

communion adj

see communion, n.

1. Sacramental; Eucharistic; like the Last Supper; commemorating Christ's sacrifice.

communion n

Fr. communion or L. communion-em, mutual participation, fellowship, church communion, the communion of the holy altar < communis; see common, adj.

1. Eucharist; Lord's Supper; religious meal of bread and wine; commemoration of Christ's sacrifice; [fig.] memorial; miracle; ritual; observance; ceremony; vision; epiphany; sacred rite.