Meaning & use
koinonia
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a sense of close fellowship, community, and shared spiritual life, especially among members of a Christian congregation.
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The retreat was designed to build koinonia among the church's youth group.
Early Christian communities practiced koinonia by sharing their possessions and meals together.
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Koinonia comes from Greek and is used mainly in Christian theological and church contexts to describe deep communal bonds.
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