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communion rail

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
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Example sentences from the Web for communion rail

  • Three times the company passed round the church before entering it, and then they trooped up toward the communion-rail.

    The Deemster|Hall Caine

  • Some in their coffins, others on stretchers, they were laid in front of the communion-rail.

    The Seaboard Parish, Complete|George MacDonald