communion rail


noun Ecclesiastical.

the altar rail where communion is received by the congregation.

Origin of communion rail

First recorded in 1840–50

Example sentences from the Web for communion rail

  • Three times the company passed round the church before entering it, and then they trooped up toward the communion-rail.

    The Deemster |Hall Caine
  • Some in their coffins, others on stretchers, they were laid in front of the communion-rail.

    The Seaboard Parish, Complete |George MacDonald