commune
noun
[ ˈkɒmjuːn ]
• a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.
• "she went to California and joined a commune"
• the smallest French territorial division for administrative purposes.
• "very few of the abbey's vineyards were actually located within the commune of Hautvillers"
• the group that seized the municipal government of Paris in the French Revolution and played a leading part in the Reign of Terror until suppressed in 1794.
Origin:
late 17th century (in commune1 (sense 2)): from French, from medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of Latin communis (see common).
commune
verb
• share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with (someone), especially on a spiritual level.
• "the purpose of praying is to commune with God"
• receive Holy Communion.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French comuner ‘to share’, from comun (see common).
