"First Communion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: First Communions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=First Communion}} First Communion (plural First Communions)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) The first time that a person, usually a child, receives the sacrament of Communion. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Translations (first time that a person receives the sacrament of Communion): Erstkommunion [feminine] (German), elsőáldozás (Hungarian), komunia [feminine] (Polish), pierwsza komunia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-First_Communion-en-noun-nO81WJ94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'first time that a person receives the sacrament of Communion': 97 3
  2. (Roman Catholicism) The celebration of the former, consisting of a solemn mass and generally a following private party. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Translations (celebration consisting of a mass and a party): Erstkommunion [feminine] (German), Erstkommunionfeier [feminine] (German), komunia [feminine] (Polish), pierwsza komunia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-First_Communion-en-noun-dgWn6d~S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'celebration consisting of a mass and a party': 25 75

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