communion

communion
noun

[mass noun]the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level
（思想感情的）交流；神交；谈心
in this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable.
在这个墓地里，和死者的交流几乎可以明显地感觉到。
[count noun]for a moment there was a blessed communion between them.
有一会儿他们之间有一种神圣的交流。
■the common participation in a mental or spiritual experience
共同参与；共同经历（或体验）
the Coronation marked a high spot of national communion.
加冕礼是一个国民共同参与的狂欢时刻。
(常作 Communion 或 Holy Communion)the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared
（基督教）圣餐仪式。见 Eucharist
■the consecrated bread and wine so administered and received
圣餐
the priests gave him Holy Communion.
牧师给他圣餐。
■reception of the consecrated bread and wine at such a service
领受圣餐
a relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian Churches or denominations, or between individual Christians or Christian communities and a Church (signified by a willingness to give or receive the Eucharist)
（基督教教会或教派之间、或基督教徒、基督教团体与教会权力机构之间的）契合（以施予或接受圣餐来表示）
the Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome.
东正教会与罗马教廷不和。
■[count noun]a group of Christian communities or Churches which recognize one another's ministries or that of a central authority
同宗教会；（相互或与中央权力机构关系融洽的基督）教会团体。参见 Anglican communion

常用词组
make one's communion

receive bread and wine which has been consecrated at a Eucharist, as a sacramental, spiritual, or symbolic act of receiving the presence of Christ
领圣餐（作为接受基督临在的圣礼的、精神性或象征性的）

语源

late Middle English: from Latin communio(n-), from communis (see common)

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