[com.mu.nion] n [ME, fr. L communion-, communio mutual participation, fr. communis] (14c) 1: an act or instance of sharing
2. a cap: a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ b: the act of receiving Communion c cap: the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received
3: intimate fellowship or rapport: communication
4: a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline "the Anglican ~"