Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercommunion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-com-mu-nion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

communion (association) between people or groups

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The participation, together, in Holy Communion of people from different denominations

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In 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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From inter- + communion.

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What does intercommunion mean?
communion (association) between people or groups
Where does intercommunion come from?
From inter- + communion.

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