communion of saints

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noun

the spiritual fellowship existing among all faithful Christians, both living and dead.

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Words nearby communion of saints

communicology, communion, communion cloth, communion cup, communionist, communion of saints, communion plate, communion rail, Communion Sunday, communion table, communiqué

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How to use communion of saints in a sentence

The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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These women interred the bodies of saints on their own properties and occasionally managed to influence papal politics.
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With every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
He has told me that their society produced on him the effect of the cool hands of saints against his cheek.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She fixed her imploring eyes on the Virgin's face and on the saints; but all seemed to her to wear a forbidding look.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
He threw himself on his knees, begging us, in the name of God and all the saints, to spare his life.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for communion of saints

communion of saints

noun

Christianity the spiritual fellowship of all true Christians, living and dead

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