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Commune - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Commune : (noun)
1: the smallest administrative district of several European
countries
2: a body of people or families living together and sharing
everything
(verb)
1: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened,
intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"
2: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: communicate]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Commune : \Com*mune"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Communed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Communing.] [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to
communicate, fr. communis common. See Common, and cf.
Communicate.]
1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to
interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
I would commune with you of such things That want no
ear but yours. --Shak.
2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or
Lord's supper.
To commune under both kinds. --Bp. Burnet.
To commune with one's self or one's heart, to think; to
reflect; to meditate.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Commune : \Com"mune\, n.
Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between
friends.
For days of happy commune dead. --Tennyson.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Commune : \Com"mune\, n. [F., fr. commun. See Common.]
1. The commonalty; the common people. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
In this struggle -- to use the technical words of
the time -- of the ``commune'', the general mass of
the inhabitants, against the ``prudhommes'' or
``wiser'' few. --J. R. Green.
2. A small territorial district in France under the
government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the
inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See
Arrondissement.
3. Absolute municipal self-government.
The Commune of Paris, or The Commune
(a) The government established in Paris (1792-94) by a
usurpation of supreme power on the part of
representatives chosen by the communes; the period of
its continuance is known as the ``Reign of Terror.''
(b) The revolutionary government, modeled on the commune
of 1792, which the communists, so called, attempted to
establish in 1871.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Commune |
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SmithMillCreek: "Kingdom to Commune: Protestant Pacifist Culture between World War I and the Vietnam Era" http://j.mp/5KBRm6 Roots of the Counter-Culture? |
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RaymondGW: Darryl Hannah is tripping. There has to be a balance between living on a Commune and contributing to the destruction of the earth. |
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_christel: RT @CommuneManila: Commune MNL TURNS ONE x in-house brand UNSCHLD Holiday '09 Launch x MeanStreetsManila: Block Party @ Perea -- Dec19, ... |
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