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communion

com.mu.nion \k*-'myu:-ny*n\ n [ME, fr. L communion-, communio mutual 
   participation, fr. commun]is 1: an act or instance of sharing  cap  2a: a 
   Christian sacrament in which bread and wine are partaken of as a comm 
   emoration of the death of Christ 2b: the act of receiving the sacrament  
   cap  2c: the part of the Mass in which the sacrament is received  3: 
   COMMUNICATION, INTERCOURSE  4: a body of Christians having a common faith 
   and discipline