close communion

[ klohs ]

noun

, Ecclesiastical.

1. a communion service in which only members of the same denomination or the same church can participate.

Other Words From

• close communion·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of close communion¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Example Sentences

They find close communion with the strutting brethren psychologically impossible.

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We next find Columbus in close communion with a contemporary with whose fame his own is sadly conjoined.

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The sentence is this: "But the noblest natures are those which are seen at their best in the close communion of the home."

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He knew she admired him—loved him—at least, was ready to love him; but this did not bring him into close communion with her.

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She couldn't marry him, being close communion, and not tolerating the idea of being 'unequally yoked together with unbelievers.'

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