commune

com·mune ¹  (k-myn)

intr.v. com·muned, com·mun·ing, com·munes

1. To be in a state of intimate, heightened sensitivity and receptivity, as with one's surroundings: hikers communing with nature.

2. To receive the Eucharist.

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[Middle English comunen, to have common dealings with, converse, from Old French communer, to make common, share (from commun, common; see common) and perhaps from Old French communier, to share in the Communion (from Late Latin commnicre, from Latin, to communicate; see communicate).]

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com·muner n.

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com·mune ²  (kmyn, k-myn)

n.

1.

a. A relatively small, often rural community whose members share common interests, work, and income and often own property collectively.

b. The people in such a community.

2. The smallest local political division of various European countries, governed by a mayor and municipal council.

3.

a. A local community organized with a government for promoting local interests.

b. A municipal corporation in the Middle Ages.

4. often Commune

a. The revolutionary group that controlled the government of Paris from 1789 to 1794.

b. The insurrectionary, socialist government that controlled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871.

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[French, independent municipality, from Old French comugne, from Medieval Latin commnia, community, from neuter of Latin commnis, common; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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Commune [ˈkɒmjuːn]

n French history

1. (Historical Terms) See Paris Commune

2. (Historical Terms) a committee that governed Paris during the French Revolution and played a leading role in the Reign of Terror: suppressed 1794

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commune¹

vb [kəˈmjuːn] (intr; usually foll by with)

1. to talk or converse intimately

2. to experience strong emotion or spiritual feelings (for) to commune with nature

n [ˈkɒmjuːn]

intimate conversation; exchange of thoughts; communion

[from Old French comuner to hold in common, from comun common]

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commune²

vb

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) Christianity chiefly US to partake of Communion

[back formation from communion]

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commune³

n

1. (Sociology) a group of families or individuals living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities

2. any small group of people having common interests or responsibilities

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the smallest administrative unit in Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland, governed by a mayor and council

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the government or inhabitants of a commune

5. (Historical Terms) a medieval town enjoying a large degree of autonomy

[from French, from Medieval Latin commūnia, from Latin: things held in common, from commūnis common]

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Commune a body of the commons; a group forming an interim government. e.g., in Paris in 1794 and 1781; a group living together in a common community.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
	2.	commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
Verb	1.	commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" pray - address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord"
	2.	commune - receive Communion, in the Catholic church communicate communicate - administer Communion; in church covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

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commune

noun community, collective, cooperative, kibbutz They briefly joined a hippie commune in Denmark.

Translations

commune [ˈkɒmjuːn]

A. N (= group) → comuna f

B. [kəˈmjuːn] VI

1. (Rel) (esp US) → comulgar

2. to commune with → estar en contacto con
to commune with nature/one's soul → estar en contacto con la naturaleza/su alma

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commune [ˈkɒmjuːn]

n

(= group of people) → communauté f

[kəˈmjuːn] vi
to commune with → converser intimement avec, communier avec

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commune¹

vi

(= communicate) → Zwiesprache halten; to commune with the spirits → mit den Geistern verkehren

(esp US Eccl, Catholic) → kommunizieren, die Kommunion empfangen; (Protestant) → das Abendmahl empfangen

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commune²

n → Kommune f; (= administrative division also) → Gemeinde f

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commune [ɐn ˈkɒmjuːn; ɐvb kəˈmjuːn]

1. n (group) → comune f

2. vi to commune with nature → comunicare con la natura

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commune [ɐn ˈkɒmjuːn; ɐvb kəˈmjuːn]

1. n (group) → comune f

2. vi to commune with nature → comunicare con la natura

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commune

n commune [ˈkomjuːn]

a group of people living together and sharing everything they own. kommune الكوميونه العامَّه комуна komuna kollektiv; storfamilie die Kommune κοινόβιο comuna kommuun گروه اشتراکی kommuuni commune קוֹמוּנָה कम्युन općina kommuna komune kommúna, sambÿli comune 共同生活体 공동생활체 komuna, bendruomenė komūna; kopiena masyarakat commune kollektiv, storfamilie komuna comuna comunitate коммуна komúna komuna zajednica kollektiv คนที่อยู่ร่วมกันเป็นสังคมเดียวกัน komün, cemaat 公社 комуна مشترک جگہ پر رہنے والے لوگوں کا گروہ công xã 公社

adj communal

1 of a community The communal life suited them. gemeenskaplike الحَياه العامَّه колективен komunitní, společný fælles Gemeinde-... κοινοβιακός comunal, común ühis-, kollektiivne گروهی؛ فرقه ای yhteis-, yhteisö- communautaire שִׁיתוּפִי सांप्रदायिक općinski kommunális komunal samfélags- della comunità 共同体の 공동체의 bendruomeninis komunāls; sabiedrisks komuniti gemeenschaps- felles, kollektiv- wspólny, w komunie em comunidade în comun(itate) общинный spoločný skupen zajednički kollektiv, gemensamhets- ที่เป็นชุมชน ortak yaşama ait 公社的 общинний برادری کے thuộc hoặc cho một cộng đồng 公社的

2 shared a communal television aerial. gedeelde مُشْتَرَك общ společný fællesantenne Gemeinschafts-... κοινόχρηστος comunitario ühis- مشترک yhteis-, yhteinen communautaire צִבּוּרִי साझा općinski közösségi bersama sameiginlegur della comunità 共同の 공동의 bendras, kolektyvinis kopīgs; kolektīvs kongsi gemeenschappelijk felles(-) wspólny comum co­mun общественный spoločný skupen zajednički gemensam ร่วมกัน ortak 公用的，共有的 громадський, колективний مشترکہ chung 公共的