communion

US: /kəmˈjunjən/
UK: /kəmjˈuːni‍ən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


communion /kə'mju:njən/
  • danh từ
    • sự cùng chia sẻ
    • sự giao thiệp, sự liên lạc; quan hệ; sự cảm thông
      • to hold communion with: có quan hệ với
    • nhóm đạo (nhóm người cùng chung một tín ngưỡng)
      • the communion of the faithfull: nhóm những người sùng tín
    • Communion lễ ban thánh thể (cg Holy-ẢCommunion)
      • to take communion: chịu lễ ban thánh thể

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 (also Communion, Holy Communion) [U] a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his DISCIPLES: to go to Communion (= attend church for this celebration) + to take / receive communion (= receive the bread and wine)
See also - EUCHARIST, MASS
2 [U] ~ (with sb/sth) (formal) the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of sth: poets living in communion with nature
3 [C] (technical) a group of people with the same religious beliefs: the Anglican communion

Collocation dictionary


1 Communion in church

ADJ.

Holy | First

VERB + COMMUNION

go to
We went to Holy Communion in the cathedral.
| administer, celebrate, give
Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris.
| receive, take
Most of the people present took Communion.

COMMUNION + NOUN

service

PREP.

at ~
There were only half a dozen people at Communion.

2 sharing thoughts/feelings

ADJ.

close | personal

PREP.

in ~ with
He lived in close communion with nature.
| ~ with
her personal communion with God


Concise English dictionary


communionskə'mjuːnjən
noun
+the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
+sharing thoughts and feelings
+(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites