intercommunion

noun — 3 senses

intercommunion

noun

Etymology From inter- + communion.

1

communion (association) between people or groups

2

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

3

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

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