Definition

1. Noun:
   • Communion: In Christianity, particularly Catholicism, "phép thông công" refers to the sacrament of Holy Communion, where believers receive the consecrated bread and wine (the Eucharist) as a means of receiving the body and blood of Jesus Christ and uniting with God and the Christian community.
   • The state of being in communion: It also denotes the state of being a member in good standing within the Church, entitled to participate fully in its sacraments and community life.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người Công giáo thường xuyên lãnh nhận phép thông công. (Catholics regularly receive Communion.)
  • Việc rút phép thông công là một hình thức kỷ luật nghiêm khắc của Giáo hội. (Excommunication is a severe disciplinary measure of the Church.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bí tích Thánh Thể": This is another, more formal Vietnamese term for the Sacrament of the Eucharist, which is the core of "phép thông công".
• "Được rước lễ": A common phrase meaning "to receive Communion/Holy Communion", which is the act of partaking in "phép thông công".

Variants and Related Words

• Rút phép thông công (Verb phrase): To excommunicate. This is the act of formally excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and the community of the Church.
  • Giáo hội có thể rút phép thông công một tín hữu vì những tội nghiêm trọng. (The Church can excommunicate a believer for grave sins.)
• Vạ tuyệt thông: Another term for excommunication, often used interchangeably with "bị rút phép thông công".
• Thông công (Verb): To commune, to be in communion. This is the root verb, but the term "phép thông công" is almost always used as a fixed noun phrase.

Synonyms

• Bí tích Thánh Thể: Sacrament of the Eucharist.
• Rước lễ: To receive Communion (the action).

Related Phrases

• Lãnh nhận phép thông công: To receive Communion.
• Bị cấm thông công: To be forbidden from receiving Communion.
• Tình trạng thông công: State of communion.

Related Idioms

Note: As a specific theological term, "phép thông công" itself is not typically used in secular idioms. However, the disciplinary action related to it is referenced. - Bị vạ tuyệt thông: To be under the penalty of excommunication. This emphasizes the state of being cut off from the Church community.

1. (tôn giáo) Communion
   • Rút phép thông công
     Excommuniate