| 单词 | open communion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasopen communion open communion n. Christian Church (among Baptists) communion administered to or celebrated with any Christian believer, including those baptized other than in accordance with Baptist principles. ΚΠ 1794 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. (ed. 3) 223 Except those who are styled ‘open communion baptists’,..they refuse to communicate in the ordinance of the Lord's Supper with other denominations. 1877 Westm. Rev. Oct. 389 The English Presbyterian Church,..was distinguished from the Baptists and Independents by the practice of free and open communion. 1991 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 30 338 Baptist churches practicing open communion probably experienced the highest growth rates in baptisms. < as lemmas |
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