English Explanatory Dictionary

connexion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dated spelling of connection.
  2. A Methodist denomination as a whole, as opposed to its constituent churches, circuits, districts and conferences (US spelling: connection).
  3. The inter-relationship of prayer groups or religious societies under the oversight of an itinerant preacher who is assisted by the local preachers attached to each society.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnɛkʃən/ en-us-connexion.ogg

Word forms

connexion connexions connex.

Etymology

From Middle English connexioun, from Latin connexiō (“a conclusion, binding together”), from connectō.

Derived words

connexional disconnexion interconnexion New Connexion reconnexion
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