different between communion vs familiarity

English

Etymology

From Middle English communion, from Old French comunion, from Ecclesiastical Latin comm?ni? (“communion”), from Latin comm?nis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??mju?nj?n/
• Hyphenation: com?mu?nion

Noun

communion (countable and uncountable, plural communions)

1. A joining together of minds or spirits.
2. (Christianity) Holy Communion
3. (Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.

Synonyms

• (Holy Communion): sacrament (Mormon)

Translations

Derived terms

• communion wafer
• Holy Communion
• Spiritual Communion

Related terms

French

Etymology

From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.my.nj??/

Noun

communion f (plural communions)

1. Communion; communion

Related terms

• commun
• communier

Further reading

• “communion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.

Noun

communion f (plural communions)

1. (Jersey) communion

English

Etymology

From Middle French familiarité, from Latin famili?rit?tem. Displaced native Old English h?wc?þnes.

Morphologically familiar +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f?m?l??æ??ti/
• Rhymes: -æ??ti

Noun

familiarity (countable and uncountable, plural familiarities)

1. The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.
   • 1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, p. 2,^[1]

     Do not keep familiarity with any but those, with whom you may improve your time.

2. Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.
3. An instance of familiar behaviour.
4. Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.

Derived terms

• familiarity breeds contempt

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