communion
/kəˈmjuːnjən/noun
1
- mass noun the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level（思想感情的）交流; 神交; 谈心：
in this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable
在这个墓地里, 和死者的交流几乎可以明显地感觉到
count noun for a moment there was a blessed communion between them.有一会儿他们之间有一种神圣的交流。
1.1
- the common participation in a mental or spiritual experience共同参与; 共同经历（或体验）：
the Coronation marked a high spot of national communion.
加冕礼是一个国民共同参与的狂欢时刻。
2
- （常作Communion 或Holy Communion）the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared（基督教）圣餐仪式。见EUCHARIST.
2.1
- the consecrated bread and wine so administered and received圣餐：
the priests gave him Holy Communion.
牧师给他圣餐。
2.2
- reception of the consecrated bread and wine at such a service领受圣餐。
3
- a relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian Churches or denominations, or between individual Christians or Christian communities and a Church (signified by a willingness to give or receive the Eucharist)（基督教教会或教派之间, 或基督教徒、基督教团体与教会权力机构之间的）契合（以施予或接受圣餐来表示）：
the Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome.
东正教会与罗马教廷不和。
3.1
- count noun a group of Christian communities or Churches which recognize one another's ministries or that of a central authority同宗教会; （相互或与中央权力机构关系融洽的基督教）教会团体。参见ANGLICAN COMMUNION.
短语
make one's communion
- receive bread and wine which has been consecrated at a Eucharist, as a sacramental, spiritual, or symbolic act of receiving the presence of Christ领圣餐（作为接受基督临在的圣礼的、精神性或象征性的）。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin communio（n-）, from communis （see COMMON）.