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communion

[kuh-myoon-yuhn] / kəˈmyun yən /




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The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Strip malls have played a nostalgic role in the Korean community, serving as places of communion, feast, work and dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Unlike the pope, who has authority over the world’s Catholics, the Archbishop of Canterbury has no formal power over the world’s 42 Anglican communion member provinces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Women are in tears, young girls hug their friends, and that moment of joyful communion conveys what was at the heart of why the festival was so successful.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Everything was new, as it should be for the first communion.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya