commune

noun, verb

imported

Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.

  2. 2.

    To share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with someone or something, especially in a spiritual way.

  3. 3.

    The smallest administrative division in France and some other countries.

  4. 4.

    To receive Holy Communion.

  5. 5.

    (historical) A self-governing community, especially the Paris Commune of 1871.

Related words

See also: communal, communion, community

Etymology

From French commune, from Medieval Latin communia ("a community"), from Latin communis ("common"). The verb sense developed from the idea of sharing intimate communication.