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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Communion
Scofield Reference Index
• Communion
Thompson Chain Reference
• Communion
The Topic Concordance
• Communion
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Communion with God
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Communion with God
• Communion of the Lord's Supper
• Communion of Saints
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Post Communion
• Holy Communion
• Frequent Communion
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Communion
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Communion
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Infant Communion
• Communion (2)
• Communion (1)
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Communion
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Communion
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Preacher: Learns by Communion with God
• Communion with God: Power of
• Communion with Christ: Joy of
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Communion
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Communion
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Communion (2)
• Communion
King James Dictionary
• Communion
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Communion
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sick, Communion of the
• Saints, Communion of
• Rail, Communion
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Communion
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Communion
• Communion
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Communion
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Anglican Communion
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Communion with Demons; Devils
• Communion; (Fellowship)
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Communion
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Baptists, Free-Communion
• Children, Communion of.
• Close Communion
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Communion Antiphon
• Communion Bench
• Communion of Children
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Lexicons
• ܫܰܘܬ݁ܳܦ݂ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• κοινωνία

In simple terms, ‘communion’ means a sharing together in something that people hold in common. In present-day language, ‘fellowship’ is the word usually used to indicate communion (Acts 2:42; for further discussion see FELLOWSHIP).

The particular act of fellowship with Christ where Christians share together in a token or symbolic ‘meal’ of bread and wine is commonly called Holy Communion, or the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). (For further discussion see LORD’S SUPPER.)