open communion

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noun Ecclesiastical.

a communion service in which members of all denominations can participate.

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Words nearby open communion

"Water is certainly a beautiful emblem of open communion," said one of the ladies.
Bertha and Her Baptism|Nehemiah Adams
This is not a Strict Baptist church, but adopts the open communion.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
What is called open communion prevails, I believe, in the National Establishment.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. I (of 2)|Timothy East
So far from it that he had free and open communion with Christians of almost every name.
The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, June 1835|Various

We believe in what is called open communion rather than in what is called close communion.
Dorothy Page|Eldridge B. Hatcher