self-communion
- a word derived from communion.
Example Sentences
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All of this is done in a vibrantly alive yet hushed voice that floats somewhere between willed stupidity and luminous knowledge, between self-communion and self-justification, between exhilaration and despair.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2014
Within this interpretive arc, the slow — only moderately slow — second movement emerged more emphatically than ever as the heart of the concerto, building up a sense of profound self-communion.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2010
Salinger’s use of reiteration and redundancy in Holden’s self-communion conveys this.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 4, 1951
Above all, it is the chance to get away from modern drama that represents little more than introverted self-communion, from little plays about miserable little people.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside were the crowds, the martial music, but inside the carriage I was plunged in deep self-communion, until aroused by a gentle tap at the window of my carriage door.
From Lincoln's Last Hours by Leale, Charles Augustus
