communion
communion (kə-mynʹyən) noun
1. The act or an instance of sharing, as of thoughts or feelings.
2. Religious or spiritual fellowship.
3. A body of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; a denomination.
4. Communion a. The sacrament of the Eucharist received by a congregation. b. The consecrated elements of the Eucharist. c. The part of the Mass or a liturgy in which the Eucharist is received.
[Middle English communioun, Christian fellowship, Eucharist, from Old French communion, from Late Latin commūnio, commūniōn-, from Latin, mutual participation, from commūnis, common. See common.]