Community vs. Communion

Community vs. Communion — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Community and Communion

Communitynoun

(countable) A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

Communionnoun

A joining together of minds or spirits.

Communitynoun

(countable) A residential or religious collective; a commune.

Communionnoun

(Christianity) Holy Communion

Communitynoun

A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.

Communionnoun

(Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.

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Communitynoun

A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.

Communionnoun

the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist;

the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation

Communitynoun

(uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.

Communionnoun

sharing thoughts and feelings

Communitynoun

Common enjoyment or possession; participation.

a community of goods

Communionnoun

(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

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Communitynoun

Common character; likeness.

Communitynoun

Commonness; frequency.

Communitynoun

a group of people living in a particular local area;

the team is drawn from all parts of the community

Communitynoun

a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common;

the Christian community of the apostolic agehe was well known throughout the Catholic community

Communitynoun

common ownership;

they shared a community of possessions

Communitynoun

a group of nations having common interests;

they hoped to join the NATO community

Communitynoun

the body of people in a learned occupation;

the news spread rapidly through the medical community

Communitynoun

agreement as to goals;

the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests

Communitynoun

a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

Communitynoun

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other