communion

noun

• 1 [mass noun] the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a mental or spiritual level:in this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable [in singular]:for a moment there was a blessed communion between them
• shared participation in a mental or spiritual experience:the Coronation marked a high spot of national communion

• 2 (often Communion or Holy Communion) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared: Communion was celebrated once a month [as modifier]:communion service communion wineSee Eucharist.
• the consecrated bread and wine administered and received at Communion:the priests gave him Holy Communion

• 3a relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian Churches or denominations, or between individual Christians or Christian communities and a Church:the Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome
• [count noun] a group of Christian communities or Churches which recognize one another’s ministries or that of a central authority: the theology which had prevailed in the Roman communionSee also Anglican Communion.