Communion of Bread and Wine
- Communion of Bread and Wine
In the West, the custom of receiving Holy Communion under the two species of bread and wine was general until about the 12th century. Till today, the Coptic Church has the same custom.
Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT.
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
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Communion elements — Communion Com*mun ion, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. This communion of goods. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Communion in both kinds — Communion Com*mun ion, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. This communion of goods. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Communion service — Communion Com*mun ion, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. This communion of goods. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Communion table — Communion Com*mun ion, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See {Common}.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. This communion of goods. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Communion — may refer to: Communion (Christian), the relationship between Christians as individuals or Churches Full communion, a term used when two (or more) distinct Christian Churches say they are sharing the same communion The Communion of Saints, a… … Wikipedia
communion — ► NOUN 1) the sharing of intimate thoughts and feelings. 2) (also Holy Communion) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared; the Eucharist. 3) an allied group of Christian Churches or communities: the… … English terms dictionary