open communion
nounEcclesiastical.
a communion service in which members of all denominations can participate.
- Compare close communion, intercommunion.
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How to use open communion in a sentence
"Water is certainly a beautiful emblem of open communion," said one of the ladies.
Bertha and Her Baptism | Nehemiah AdamsThis is not a Strict Baptist church, but adopts the open communion.
The Church Index | William PepperellWhat is called open communion prevails, I believe, in the National Establishment.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. I (of 2) | Timothy EastSo far from it that he had free and open communion with Christians of almost every name.
The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, June 1835 | VariousWe believe in what is called open communion rather than in what is called close communion.
Dorothy Page | Eldridge B. Hatcher
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