Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Communing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Commune \Com*mune"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Communed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Communing}.] [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to
communicate, fr. communis common. See {Common}, and cf.
{Communicate}.]
1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to
interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
I would commune with you of such things That want no
ear but yours. --Shak.
2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or
Lord's supper.
To commune under both kinds. --Bp. Burnet.
{To commune with one's self} or {one's heart}, to think; to
reflect; to meditate.
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