communion
noun /kəˈmjuːniən/
/kəˈmjuːniən/
- (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
Topics Religion and festivalsc2- Communion 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Holy
- First
- open
- …
- go to
- administer
- celebrate
- …
- service
- cup
- rail
- …
- at communion
- to go to Communion (= attend church for this celebration)
- [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
- He 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- personal
- spiritual
- …
- in communion with
- communion with
- poets living in communion with nature
- [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
- the Anglican communion
词源late Middle English: from Latin communio(n-), from communis ‘common’.