- (also Communion, Holy Communion)[uncountable]
a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples （基督教教会的）圣餐仪式，领受圣体 to go to Communion (= attend church for this celebration) 去参加圣餐仪式 to take/receive communion (= receive the bread and wine) 领受圣餐
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris. 圣餐仪式由尊敬的约翰・哈里斯牧师主持。 Most of the people present took Communion. 出席的大部份人都领受了圣餐。 There were only half a dozen people at Communion. 领圣餐礼上只有 6 个人。 We went to Holy Communion in the cathedral. 我们去参加大教堂的圣餐仪式。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Holy
- First
- open
- …
- go to
- administer
- celebrate
- …
- service
- cup
- rail
- …
- at communion
- [uncountable] communion (with somebody/something) (formal)
the state of sharing or exchanging thoughts and feelings; the feeling of being part of something （思想感情的）交流，交融 poets living in communion with nature 与大自然情感交融的诗人
Extra ExamplesHe lived in close communion with nature. 他生活在大自然的怀抱中。 her personal communion with God 她与上帝的交流
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- personal
- spiritual
- …
- in communion with
- communion with
- [countable] (specialist)
a group of people with the same religious beliefs 教派；教会；宗教团体 the Anglican communion 圣公会
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin communio(n-), from communis ‘common’.