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Holy Communion

Holy Communion

noun

  1. the celebration of the Eucharist
  2. the consecrated elements of the Eucharist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Holy Communion1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

They even accompanied the bride up the aisle, but stopped short when the couple and their families received Holy Communion.

Mass and Holy Communion—the core acts of worship in Catholicism—were now banned in Florence.

“The faithful who enroll in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.”

One of the most enthralling, however, is a sprawling early piece titled “Venus Envy Chapter I: First Holy Communion, Moments Before the End,” which emerged from an extraordinarily challenging period in the artist’s life.

I was raised Catholic, and made to navigate the weirdness of First Holy Communion, novenas and trips to the shrine at Knock.

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