Communion 6422 215455562 2008-05-28T08:03:26Z 62.145.19.66 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 214905409 by [[Special:Contributions/99.238.251.151|99.238.251.151]] ([[User talk:99.238.251.151|talk]]) {{Wiktionary}} '''Communion''' is a [[polyvalent]] term. Though not Christian-specific, the term "communion" has several denotations within the Christian traditions. It may refer to: * [[Communion (Christian)]], the relationship between Christians as individuals or Churches *[[Full communion]] is a term used when two (or more) distinct Christian Churches say they are sharing the same communion. * [[Impaired Communion]] * The [[Communion of Saints]], a doctrine of Christianity mentioned in the Apostles' Creed * A group of related Christian churches or [[Christian denomination|denominations]] * The [[Eucharist]], the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus' instruction to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper * The [[Mass (liturgy)#The Communion rite|Communion rite]], that part of the Eucharistic rite in which the consecrated bread and wine are distributed to participants *[[Communion (chant)]], the Gregorian chant that accompanies this rite *[[Closed communion]] is the practice of restricting the communion to members of a particular church or congregation. *[[Open communion]] is the practice of allowing members of other churches to share communion. '''''Communion''''' may also refer to: * ''[[Alice, Sweet Alice|Communion]]'', a 1976 horror film ('''aka Alice, Sweet Alice''') starring Brooke Shields. * ''[[Communion (book)]]'', a book by [[Whitley Strieber]] about his purported abductions by aliens. ** ''[[Communion (film)]]'', a [[science fiction]] film based on the book. * ''[[Communion (album)]]'', an album by Greek [[death metal]] band [[Septic Flesh]]. See also * ''[[Communio]]'', a theological journal {{disambig}} [[de:Communio]] [[id:Komuni]] [[ia:Communion (disambiguation)]] [[it:Comunione (disambigua)]] [[nl:Communio]]