Antonyms for communion
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kuh-myoon-yuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmyun yən |
Definition of communion
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French comunion "community, communion" (12c.), from Latin communionem (nominative communio) "fellowship, mutual participation, a sharing," used in Late Latin ecclesiastical language for "participation in the sacrament," from communis (see common (adj.)). Used by Augustine, in belief that the word was derived from com- "with, together" + unus "oneness, union."
- noun affinity, agreement
- noun sacrament in church; body of believers sharing a sacrament
- She would soon be fourteen now, and must think of her first communion.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But for communion of thought, two minds, not one, are necessary.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Boche said that Nana and Pauline were women now that they had partaken of communion.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- You may be sure that he has never knelt so long since his first communion.'
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- He induced me to join our communion; and very soon after I was married.
- Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
- Nothing can be more unphilosophical than the denial of all communion of kinds.
- Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
- This is the knowledge of classes which determines where they can have communion with one another and where not.
- Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
- If you do what you wish to do, you will put yourself out of communion.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- She was in such need of communion with some one that for a moment she thought of going in.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- It seemed, indeed, that our first communion must be our last.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
Synonyms for communion
- accord
- association
- breaking of bread
- church
- close relationship
- closeness
- communing
- concord
- contact
- converse
- creed
- denomination
- Eucharist
- faith
- fellowship
- harmony
- intercommunication
- intercourse
- intimacy
- Lord's Supper
- mass
- participation
- persuasion
- rapport
- religion
- Sacrament
- sympathy
- togetherness
- unity
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