American English
/kʰm̩ˈjun.jn̩/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
a Christian ceremony in which people share bread and wine in memory of Jesus Christ
In natural connected speech, the unstressed vowels in “communion” can become very short, so the word may sound more compressed than when you say it carefully.
a Christian ceremony in which people share bread and wine in memory of Jesus Christ
The children received communion during the Sunday service.
She takes communion every week.
Say “take communion” or “receive communion,” not “make communion.”
take communion · receive communion · Holy Communion · First Communion
take/receive + communion
communion + with + [person/group/nature]
a deep feeling of connection with someone or something, especially in a spiritual way
She felt a strong communion with nature.
The music created a sense of communion among the audience.
spiritual communion · communion with nature · a sense of communion
a sense of communion with + [person/place/nature]
in communion with + [person/place/nature]
the Christian ceremony of sharing bread and wine in memory of Jesus Christ
The children received Holy Communion.
a child's first participation in the Christian ceremony of Communion
She is preparing for her First Communion.
in a close spiritual or emotional connection with someone or something
He felt in communion with nature.