(in a Christian church) the rail in front of the altar at which people kneel when taking communion
communion rail in American English
noun
Ecclesiast
the altar rail where communion is received by the congregation
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, creationism, flan, layout, pylon
Examples of 'communion rail' in a sentence
communion rail
The day arrived and the couples lined up along the communion rail.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We drank as if we were at the communion rail instead of at the trough.