| communion | | |
| n. (act) | 1. communion, holy communion, manduction, sacramental manduction | the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist.; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation" |
| ~ ritual | the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies. |
| ~ eucharist, eucharistic liturgy, holy eucharist, holy sacrament, liturgy, lord's supper, sacrament of the eucharist | a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine. |
| ~ intercommunion | participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox). |
| n. (communication) | 2. communion, sharing | sharing thoughts and feelings. |
| ~ intercourse, social intercourse | communication between individuals. |
| n. (group) | 3. communion | (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites. |
| ~ christian religion, christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. |
| ~ denomination | a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith. |
| ambit | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.; "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ approximate range, ballpark | near to the scope or range of something.; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ internationality, internationalism | quality of being international in scope.; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" |
| ~ latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. |
| ~ purview, horizon, view | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
| ~ expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ gamut | a complete extent or range:.; "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" |
| ~ spectrum | a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities. |
| ~ palette, pallet | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art. |
| share | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. part, percentage, portion, share | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ earnings, net income, net profit, profit, profits, lucre, net | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
| ~ tranche | a portion of something (especially money). |
| ~ dispensation | a share that has been dispensed or distributed. |
| ~ dole | a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given. |
| ~ way | a portion of something divided into shares.; "they split the loot three ways" |
| ~ ration | a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity). |
| ~ allowance | an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period).; "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" |
| ~ slice, piece | a share of something.; "a slice of the company's revenue" |
| ~ split | a promised or claimed share of loot or money.; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" |
| ~ stake, interest | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
| ~ profit sharing | a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business. |
| ~ cut | a share of the profits.; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" |
| ~ allocation, allotment | a share set aside for a specific purpose. |
| ~ assets | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| n. (possession) | 2. share | any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate.; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price" |
| ~ stock | the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity).; "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" |
| ~ stock certificate, stock | a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation.; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" |
| n. (act) | 3. parcel, portion, share | the allotment of some amount by dividing something.; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" |
| ~ apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, allocation, allotment, assignation | the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" |
| n. (act) | 4. contribution, part, share | the part played by a person in bringing about a result.; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| ~ end | the part you are expected to play.; "he held up his end" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. ploughshare, plowshare, share | a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil. |
| ~ moldboard plow, mouldboard plough | plow that has a moldboard. |
| ~ wedge | something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them. |
| v. (stative) | 6. share | have in common.; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" |
| ~ overlap | coincide partially or wholly.; "Our vacations overlap" |
| ~ partake | have some of the qualities or attributes of something. |
| ~ osculate | have at least three points in common with.; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate" |
| v. (possession) | 7. share | use jointly or in common. |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ double up | share a room or a bed designed for only one person. |
| ~ pool | combine into a common fund.; "We pooled resources" |
| ~ communalise, communalize | make something the property of the commune or community. |
| v. (possession) | 8. partake, partake in, share | have, give, or receive a share of.; "We shared the cake" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ cut in | allow someone to have a share or profit. |
| v. (possession) | 9. apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out, share | give out as one's portion or share. |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ hand out, give out, pass out, distribute | give to several people.; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
| v. (communication) | 10. share | communicate.; "I'd like to share this idea with you" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
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