the act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.-intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence.-association; company.-means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection.-that which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.-participation in the lord's supper.-a trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of i or you.