connexion

con·nex·ion  (k-nkshn)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of connection.

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Connexion, Connection a religious society; a body of persons connected by either political (1767) or religious ties (1753); a circle of clients; a group of fellow worshippers. See also denomination, faction, set.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	connexion - a connecting shape link, connection shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" node - a connecting point at which several lines come together join, articulation, joint, junction, juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
	2.	connexion - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" connection, connectedness relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together series - (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors" alliance, bond - a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" linkage - an associative relation communication - a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms" concatenation - the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances" bridge - something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" relevance, relevancy - the relation of something to the matter at hand relatedness - a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things"
	3.	connexion - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" association, connection remembering, memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father" colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
	4.	connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" connecter, connector, connective, connection attachment, bond - a connection that fastens things together backbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" earth, ground - a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) hitch - a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls hookup - a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers" instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end jumper - a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections junction, conjunction - something that joins or connects slip ring - connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, line - a telephone connection temporary hookup, patch - a connection intended to be used for a limited time coupling, yoke - a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
	5.	connexion - shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" connection transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another
	6.	connexion - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" joining, connection hit - a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide" interconnection - (computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.) intersection - the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) bringing close together, approximation - the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue concatenation - the act of linking together as in a series or chain converging, convergency, convergence - the act of converging (coming closer) coming upon, encounter - a casual meeting with a person or thing articulation - the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible adjunction, junction - an act of joining or adjoining things fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something