close communion
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of close communion
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Dr. McBride: It was born at a prayer meeting and we do all our work in close communion with the churches.
From Time Magazine Archive
He sat in close communion with a thin, jug-eared man, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes in these mad fits they would drink each of the other’s blood, so as to mingle their souls, it was said, in close communion.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules
"We believe in what is called open communion rather than in what is called close communion."
From Dorothy Page by Hatcher, Eldridge B.
Bill Rann called for Josh early the next morning, and they strolled down Old Jago Street in close communion.
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
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