communion means A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. It carries an Arena rating of 1846, earned across 26 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, communion ranks #561 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #654 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #5,054 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #5,501 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words.
communion is pronounced /kəˈmjuːnjən/.
Why “communion” is a great word
The act of sharing or mutual participation in a state of intimate fellowship and spiritual connection. From Middle English comunioun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō ("communion, fellowship"), from Latin commūnis ("common, shared"). Unlike "communication" (which transmits words across a distance) or "solitude" (which enshrines the self in silence), communion is the quiet joining of breath and intent—two hands cupping the same chalice, the warmth of a shared candle passed in a dim chapel, the unspoken understanding that blooms between strangers who have tasted the same bread; it is less what is given than what is no longer held apart.
Etymology
From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.
noun
- A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
- Holy Communion; the Eucharist.e.g.“It is with the day of her first communion that this narrative of mine begins.” — 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.; A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Catholic Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
- Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.; A denomination; a high-level organised subgrouping of Christianity (now especially in Anglican Communion)
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