postcommunion

[ pohst-kuh-myoon-yuh n ]
/ ˌpoʊst kəˈmyun yən /

noun Ecclesiastical.

the part of a communion service that follows after the congregation has received communion.

Origin of postcommunion

First recorded in 1475–85, postcommunion is from the Medieval Latin word postcommūniōn- (stem of postcommūniō). See post-, communion

Words nearby postcommunion

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