communion table

American  

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. the table used in the celebration of communion, or the Lord's Supper; the Lord's table.

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Etymology

Origin of communion table

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

I don’t know if the day will come that I have to stand at the communion table with a surgical mask or a N95 mask on.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2020

The church she attends flies a rainbow flag on its communion table.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2016

Though the service is designed to accommodate wriggly children, there is always a “magical moment,” said Ms. McCaslin, when the youngest congregants crowd around the communion table, sometimes bumping their bellies against it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2015

And there’s a traditional wooden communion table not so different from those in thousands of churches around the world, featuring Jesus’s familiar words from the Last Supper: “This do in remembrance of me.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2013

It’s their Sunday to staff the communion table, which means they gotta go get the crackers and grape juice.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas