intercommunion

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noun

communion (association) between people or groups

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Meanings

nounintercommunion (countable and uncountable, plural intercommunions)

plural intercommunions

  1. countableuncountablecommunion (association) between people or groups
  2. countableuncountableThe participation, together, in Holy Communion of people from different denominations
  3. countableuncountableIn Roman Catholicism, the theological principle which governs whether it is permissible for a Roman Catholic to partake of the Eucharist in a non-Catholic service, and vice versa

Origin

From inter- + communion.

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APA

intercommunion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercommunion

MLA

“intercommunion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercommunion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intercommunion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercommunion.

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