Definisjon av commune på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries
		administrative district, administrative division, territorial division a district defined for administrative purposes
		belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
		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
		schweiz, suisse, svizzera, swiss confederation, switzerland a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
		assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place
Verb
commune - receive Communion, in the Catholic church
		communicate
		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"
commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"
		intercommunicate, communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
		pray address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord"

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Substantiv
commune - A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
commune - A local political division in many European countries.
commune - The commonalty; the common people.
commune - communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends.
Verb
commune - To communicate with spiritually; to be together with; to contemplate or absorb.

A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, work, and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become important core principles for many communes. Andrew Jacobs of The New York Times wrote that, contrary to popular misconceptions, "most communes of the 90's are not free-love refuges for flower children, but well-ordered, financially solvent cooperatives where pragmatics, not psychedelics, rule the day.