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intercommunion

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in·ter·com·mun·ion  (ntr-k-mynyn)
n.
1. Communion, relationship, or association between persons or groups.
2. The practice by which members of different Christian denominations can receive Communion at one another's Eucharistic services or at a common service.
intercommunion [ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnjən]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) association between Churches, involving esp mutual reception of Holy Communion
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Noun1.intercommunion - participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox)
Communion, Holy Communion, manduction, sacramental manduction - the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
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intercommunion [ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪən] N → intercomunión f
intercommunion
n → Beziehungen pl
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And that, in ecumenism, some Catholics played down disagreements about doctrine and discipline and were too ready to urge intercommunion and to talk as if the Catholic Church is not the sole Church with the fullness of truth, and act as if one need not worry much about evangelizing or converting non-Catholics.
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Calvinism, the practice of intercommunion, and the proper procedures for baptism, just to name a few.
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Contacts with other denominations led to the 1931 Bonn Agreement, which established intercommunion between Anglican and Old-Catholic churches.
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