Synonyms for communion
All synonyms
Noun
1. Eucharist
Other
intercourse, unity, sharing, fellowship, communing, intimacy, wafer, conversation, commerce, connection, concord, society
Definitions
- n. 1
A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
Related words
- Word family
- common communal communicate community
- Phrases
- open communion
Forms
- Plural
- communions → eucharists, sacraments, transubstantiations, intercourses…
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There may be intercourse without conversation, as by looks, signs, etc.; communion is of hearts, with or without words; communication is often by writing, and may be uninvited and unreciprocated.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- sacrament After everyone took their places, the sacrament begins.
- eucharist He was excommunicated for serving the Eucharist in highball glasses.
- unity Our unity in opposing hate speech is our strength.
- fellowship In times like these, we must all act in fellowship.
- intimacy Yanni and Skura want to have moments of intimacy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| communion | rising | |
| sacrament | rising | |
| eucharist | rising | |
| transubstantiation | rising | |
| unity | falling | |
| fellowship | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- unity3, wafer2
- 7 letters
- society4, sharing2, concord2
- 8 letters
- commerce2, intimacy4
- 9 letters
- sacrament3, eucharist3, communing3
- 10 letters
- connection3, fellowship3
- 11 letters
- intercourse3
- 12 letters
- conversation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unity3 = 3 syllables).