koinonia

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/kɔɪˈnəʊnɪə//ˌkɔɪnoʊˈniə/

noun

Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.

OriginAncient Greek κοινωνία →
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Meanings

nounkoinonia (countable and uncountable, plural koinonias)

plural koinonias · alternative koenonia · alternative coenonia

  1. countableuncountableCommunion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.

    Can it be said that here is an application of Methodism's concept of connexionalism to the embodiment of koinonia? That no indications in the dialogue point overtly in this direction does not rule out the possibility of it being in the Methodist mind and heart.

    2008, Lorelei F. Fuchs, Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκοινωνία“community, communion”
  2. Englishkoinonia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

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APA

koinonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koinonia

MLA

“koinonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koinonia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koinonia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koinonia.

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