communion meal
Bread and wine
A communion meal is a shared meal with religious or spiritual significance, particularly one commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.
In Christian practice, it typically involves bread and wine (or grape juice) consumed as symbols of Christ's body and blood.
The term emphasizes the communal aspect of the ritual—believers eating together in fellowship.
Some traditions use communion meal interchangeably with Eucharist or Lord's Supper, while others distinguish between the brief sacramental rite and a fuller shared meal.
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- breadLeavened flour product
- wineFermented grape beverage
- grape juicePressed vineyard fruit liquid
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
host · altar · wafer · blessing · fellowship · congregation · breaking · sharing · sacred · ritual · thanksgiving · table · breaking bread · priest · church service · worship · remembrance · body
communion mealsnack
Light between-meal fare
fast food · convenience food · junk food · working lunch · pig-out
communion mealeating alone
Consuming food unaccompanied
excommunication · shunning · fasting · starvation · hunger strike
communion mealcasual dining
Moderately priced sit-down eating
buffet · picnic · midnight snack · grazing · potluck
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