communion的词源

英文词源

communion (n.)

late 14c., from Old French comunion "community, communion" (12c.), from Latin communionem (nominative communio) "fellowship, mutual participation, a sharing," used in Late Latin ecclesiastical language for "participation in the sacrament," from communis (see common (adj.)). Used by Augustine, in belief that the word was derived from com- "with, together" + unus "oneness, union."

中文词源

communion：圣餐仪式，交流

词源同communicate, 交流，共享。后用于宗教仪式，特指基督教的分享面包和酒的圣餐仪式。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：communion 词源，communion 含义。