communion rail

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noun Ecclesiastical.

the altar rail where communion is received by the congregation.

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Origin of communion rail

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby communion rail

communion cloth, communion cup, communionist, communion of saints, communion plate, communion rail, Communion Sunday, communion table, communiqué, communism, Communism Peak

How to use communion rail in a sentence

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Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.
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After the tunnel was complete, Schmidt went about building a rail line through it.
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Tougher regulations on tank cars and oil-by-rail make sense.
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Yes, it costs more to move oil by rail than it does by pipeline.
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A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
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The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
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An accident occurred on the Panama rail road, recently put in operation, by which 43 persons were killed, and 60 wounded.
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He drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.
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This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.
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