Categories: GeneralSynonyms

COMMUNION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMMUNION?

Need another word that means the same as “communion”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “communion” in this overview.

Table Of Contents:

Communion as a Noun
Definitions of "Communion" as a noun
Synonyms of "Communion" as a noun (27 Words)
Usage Examples of "Communion" as a noun
Associations of "Communion" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Communion” are: sharing, holy communion, manduction, sacramental manduction, affinity, fellowship, kinship, friendship, fellow feeling, community, togetherness, closeness, harmony, understanding, rapport, connection, communication, association, empathy, sympathy, agreement, accord, concord, unity, eucharist, lord's supper, mass

Communion as a Noun

Definitions of "Communion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “communion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites.
A relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian Churches or denominations, or between individual Christians or Christian communities and a Church.
The smallest administrative district of several European countries.
The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a mental or spiritual level.
A body of people or families living together and sharing everything.
Sharing thoughts and feelings.
The service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared.
The consecrated bread and wine administered and received at Communion.
The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Shared participation in a mental or spiritual experience.
A group of Christian communities or Churches which recognize one another's ministries or that of a central authority.

Synonyms of "Communion" as a noun (27 Words)

accord	An official agreement or treaty. A peace accord.
affinity	A natural attraction or feeling of kinship. The mysterious affinity* between them.*
agreement	Harmony of people’s opinions or actions or characters. A verbal agreement* to sell.*
association	The process or state of becoming a subordinate member of an organization. A bog association* containing ericaceous plants.*
closeness	The quality of being close and poorly ventilated. Their closeness* grew as the night wore on.*
communication	The field of study concerned with the transmission of information. A city providing excellent road and rail communications.
community	A similarity or identity. A community* of nuns.*
concord	Agreement between words in gender, number, case, person, or any other grammatical category which affects the forms of the words. A concord* was to be drawn up.*
connection	A connecting shape. Connection to the internet.
empathy	Understanding and entering into another’s feelings.
eucharist	A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine.
fellow feeling	An informal form of address for a man.
fellowship	A group of people meeting to pursue a shared interest or aim. A fellowship* in mathematics.*
friendship	A state of mutual trust and support between allied nations. Because of the friendship* between our countries we had a very frank exchange.*
harmony	The state of being in agreement or concord. Man and machine in perfect harmony.
holy communion	A sacred place of pilgrimage.
kinship	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. Anthropology s kinship* with the humanities.*
lord's supper	A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime.
manduction	The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist.
mass	A large body of matter with no definite shape. The sun broke out from behind a mass* of clouds.*
rapport	A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people. She had an instant rapport* with animals.*
sacramental manduction	The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist.
sharing	Sharing thoughts and feelings. The sharing* of electrons creates molecules.*
sympathy	The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere. The special sympathy* between the two boys was obvious to all.*
togetherness	The state of being close to another person or other people. The sense of family togetherness* was strong and excluded neighbours.*
understanding	An informal or unspoken agreement or arrangement. A child of sufficient intelligence and understanding.
unity	Each of the three dramatic principles requiring limitation of the supposed time of a drama to that occupied in acting it or to a single day unity of time use of one scene throughout unity of place and concentration on the development of a single plot unity of action. They speak of the three parts as a unity.

Usage Examples of "Communion" as a noun

The Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome.
Communion wine.
Communion service.
The theology which had prevailed in the Roman communion.
The priests gave him Holy Communion.
In this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable.
For a moment there was a blessed communion between them.
The Coronation marked a high spot of national communion.
Communion was celebrated once a month.

Associations of "Communion" (30 Words)

agrarian	A person who advocates a redistribution of landed property. Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian* economy.*
area	The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. Rural areas of Britain.
community	A district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences. The scientific community.
countryside	The inhabitants of countryside areas. The political influence of the countryside* remains strong.*
cowhand	A person employed to tend cattle or to run a ranch.
department	The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France. His work established a new department* of literature.*
depopulate	Substantially reduce the population of (an area. The disease could depopulate* a town the size of Bournemouth.*
district	A division of a county or region that elects its own councillors. A district* health authority.*
farming	Relating to farming or agriculture. Farming communities.
hamlet	A settlement smaller than a town.
idyll	An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll. The rural idyll* remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies.*
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. Migration can regulate the local* density of animals.*
localization	A determination of the place where something is. The tug of war between the forces of globalization and localization.
lombard	A member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century.
municipal	Of or relating to the government of a municipality J L kuntz. National and municipal* elections.*
municipality	The governing body of a municipality. Voters in each municipality* choose between four candidates.*
neighbour	A person who lives (or is located) near another. Love thy neighbour* as thyself.*
outlying	Relatively far from a center or middle. Outlying settlements.
outskirts	Outlying areas (as of a city or town. They mingled in the outskirts* of the crowd.*
parish	The smallest unit of local government, constituted only in rural areas. A parish* councillor.*
peasant	One of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers. Peasants left the farms to work in industry.
provincial	(in Canada) sporting contests held between teams representing the country’s administrative divisions. Deeply provincial* and conformist.*
regional	Relating to the regions of a country rather than the capital. Regional and local needs.
rural	Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city. Large rural* households.*
rustic	Lacking the sophistication of the city; backward and provincial. A rustic* oak bench.*
slum	Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one’s own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive. He moved from a two room slum* into a local authority house.*
suburban	Of or characteristic of a suburb. Suburban life.
town	The permanent residents of a university town. A rift between the city s town* and gown.*
village	A self contained district or community within a town or city regarded as having features characteristic of village life. Pretty fishing villages.
villager	One who has lived in a village most of their life. Angry villagers have been forced to leave flooded areas.