close communion
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of close communion
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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He sat in close communion with a thin, jug-eared man, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. McBride: It was born at a prayer meeting and we do all our work in close communion with the churches.
From Time Magazine Archive
They thought Brother Brigham Young was a close communion Baptist.
From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.
Bill Rann called for Josh early the next morning, and they strolled down Old Jago Street in close communion.
From A Child of the Jago by Morrison, Arthur
There is a wonderfully close communion between the power of preaching and the power of feeling, and when a man’s own heart is very dead, he is not likely to produce much life in others.
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Hoare, Edward N.
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