单词 | commune |
释义 | commune (once / 445 pages) 1v 2v 3n 4n A commune is a group living situation where people share everything. Communes were popular with the peace-loving hippies of the 1960s. In Europe, a commune is a small administrative district. But in America, it's a way of life. A bunch of people with similar beliefs might all decide to get a big house and live communally, sharing the cooking, bills, and everything else. You can also commune with something, like nature: that means to be in tune with nature and very receptive to it. To commune can also mean to receive the Catholic communion. WORD FAMILYcommune: communed, communes, communing, communion, communise, communize+/communion: communions, intercommunion/communise: communisation/communize: communization, communized, communizing/intercommunion: intercommunions USAGE EXAMPLESThe commune welcomed children, as long as they were brought up in proper collective fashion. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) She worked as an office manager before moving to a women’s commune and beginning law school at Northeastern University in Boston. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) But they transcended those forces to commune with space, and thereby redefined themselves and those around them. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1 v communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity 2He seemed to commune with nature Hypo|Hyper pray address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer communicate, intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings v receive Communion, in the Catholic church 3Syn|Hyper communicate communicate administer Communion; in church covenant enter into a covenant or formal agreement n a body of people or families living together and sharing everything 4Hyper assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place n the smallest administrative district of several European countries Hyper administrative district, administrative division, territorial division a district defined for administrative purposes |
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