A Christian religious ceremony where people share bread and wine in memory of Jesus Christ's last meal; also means a close sharing of feelings or beliefs.
From Latin 'communio' (sharing, fellowship), related to 'communis' (common). It literally means 'shared together' and entered English through Church Latin.
The word 'communion' shares a root with 'community' and 'communist'—all come from the idea of sharing something in common. Ironically, a religious ceremony about shared belief and a political ideology about shared property both come from the same Latin root meaning 'common.'
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