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to communicate

to communicate

5 7.7
Take part in Holy Communion during a church service
  • verb
  • /kəˈmjunɪˌkeɪt/
translation icon : comulgar
  • During the Mass, the congregation prepares to communicate together in the sacrament.

Examples

  • On solemn occasions, the faithful gather to communicate and receive blessings from the church.

  • 34 This means that since He cannot but will the good, He has no choice in communicating Himself to His creation.

    Academic text (1990)

  • God freely wills to communicate the glory of his blessed life.

    Blog text (16)

  • God communicated God's self once and for all in Jesus Christ; and through Christ's ever-active mediation, God continues to be communicated through space and time by the Spirit of God in the sacraments of the Church.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Many Christians believe that through prayer, they can communicate their devotion to God.

Synonyms

to receive
vsto communicate
  • Formal
58 7.3

To take the bread and wine at Communion

also covers giving the sacrament rather than only partaking
to commune
vsto communicate
1 8.8

To receive the bread and wine at a Christian church service

applies across Christian churches rather than only to one denomination

Antonyms

to excommunicate
  • Formal
24 9.3

To officially stop someone from being a member of a church as punishment

How Often

to communicate
5 7.7
to abstain
18 5.0

Surface Forms

communicate infinitive
communicated past
communicated past participle
communicating present participle
communicates third person singular

Morphology

communicate = com + commun + ate

Although etymologically related to 'communion' ('shared participation'), the ritual meaning 'to receive Holy Communion' is specialized and not derivable by a B1 learner from the component parts alone.

Etymology

Communicate in the church sense also comes from Latin communicare 'to share', like the idea of sharing one 'common' bread at a service. So, to communicate at Mass is to take part in that shared meal and be part of the group.