COMMUNION Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

communion

noun

kə-ˈmyü-nyən

Definition of communion

as in solidarity

a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians

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Recent Examples of communion Few directors are better than Mungiu at capturing the non-wisdom of crowds, and every glimpse of the Gheorghius in communion with other Christians throws off an air of mass-smiling menace. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026 One of the kitchen islands is made of a door from the entryway and an old communion table. — Jennifer Liu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 The book stresses the importance of the sacraments and other orthodoxy, such as oral confession to a priest and the transubstantiation of Christ’s body and blood when taking communion. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026 The whole film feels like a communion, or maybe a long conversation about movies among friends and colleagues — a place to think and respond at length, a corrective to the world of social media. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for communion

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Noun

The sheriff's office in an Oregon county where nine people were killed in a community college shooting 11 years ago is offering solidarity and support to the people of Bend.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
The sectarian violence that followed the invasion appears to have convinced Iraqis of the importance of both national solidarity and separating religion from politics.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of solidarity

Noun

At Owen’s wedding, Pella’s engagement falls apart and her friendship with Irma seems to reach a breaking point.

— B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Based between Saudi Arabia and The Netherlands, AlSoghayer’s work explores womanhood, memory, friendship, patriarchy and growing up within a rapidly changing society.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of friendship

Noun

This year’s edition will also run its fellowship program, with seven fellows mentored by Bhutanese director Dechen Roder and Indian independent filmmakers Umesh Kulkarni and Dominic Sangma.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Fitzgibbon drew inspiration to create the program after studying El Sistema in Venezuela on a Fulbright fellowship in 2007.

— Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fellowship

Noun

On the home front, the success of a separatist party in Quebec is another threat to the unity that Carney is striving for.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The event as well as a luncheon the prior day in Santa Monica were rare displays of bipartisan unity at a time of heightened political polarization in the United States.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of unity

Noun

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, who had repeatedly sparred with the administration before a recent rapprochement, was not.

— Julian Gewirtz, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
The détente should not be mistaken for a rapprochement, according to Wendy Cutler, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapprochement

Noun

Wisdom to uphold the law, understand and fight for the needs of Winter Springs, and developing good rapport with parties interested in developing or redeveloping our city must be balanced.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Sexy and thrilling, the Alfred Hitchcock classic benefited from Saint and Grant’s feisty rapport.

— Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapport

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