Communion vs. Sacrament — What's the Difference?

The act or an instance of sharing, as of thoughts or feelings.

A sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites.

Religious or spiritual fellowship.

In the Eastern, Roman Catholic, and some other Western Christian churches, any of the traditional seven rites that were instituted by Jesus and recorded in the New Testament and that confer sanctifying grace.

A body of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; a denomination.

In most other Western Christian churches, the two rites, Baptism and the Eucharist, that were instituted by Jesus to confer sanctifying grace.

The sacrament of the Eucharist received by a congregation.

A religious rite similar to a Christian sacrament, as in character or meaning.

The consecrated elements of the Eucharist.

The Eucharist.

The part of the Mass or a liturgy in which the Eucharist is received.

The consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or host.

A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.

(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace.

(Christianity) Holy Communion.

(in particular) The Eucharist.

(Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.

The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).

The act of sharing; community; participation.

(by extension) A thing which is regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.

Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints.

(Ancient Rome) The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.

(transitive) To bind by an oath.

The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion; called also Holy Communion.

The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist;

The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.

Sharing thoughts and feelings

One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper.

(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

To bind by an oath.

A formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction