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| Anglican |
of or pertaining to the Church of England or churches of the same origin and communion. [2 definitions] |
| celebrant |
one who officiates at a religious ceremony, as a priest at communion. [1/3 definitions] |
| commune1 |
in some Christian churches, to receive Communion. [1/2 definitions] |
| communicant |
a church member who takes, or is entitled to take, Communion. [1/2 definitions] |
| Eucharist |
the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion. [2 definitions] |
| excommunicate |
to exclude, by formal order, from the privileges of membership and communion in the Roman Catholic Church. [1/3 definitions] |
| host3 |
(usu. cap.) the bread or wafer consecrated as the body of Jesus Christ in Christian communion rituals. |
| liturgy |
the communion service; Eucharist. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lord's Supper |
the sacrament of the Last Supper; Communion; the Eucharist. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mass |
a religious ceremony in the Roman Catholic and certain other churches. At a Mass, people seek communion with God. |
| offertory |
(sometimes cap.) the prayers, songs, and other elements of the Christian service of Holy Communion. |
| paten |
a metal plate, esp. for holding the bread in Christian communion services. |
| pray |
to join into spiritual communion with an object of worship. [1/4 definitions] |
| pyx |
in some Christian denominations, a container for storing or transporting Communion wafers. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-communion |
combined form of communion. |
| viaticum |
communion given to someone on the brink of death. [1/2 definitions] |
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