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communal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin comm?n?lis, from Latin comm?nis. Doublet of cominal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??mju?.n?l/, /?k?.mj?.n?l/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /k??mju.n?l/
Adjective
communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)
- pertaining to a community
- shared by a community; public
- (India) defined by religious ideas; based on religion
- Antonym: secular
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin comm?n?lis, from Latin comm?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.my.nal/
- Homophones: communale, communales
Adjective
communal (feminine singular communale, masculine plural communaux, feminine plural communales)
- of or relating to a commune
Related terms
Further reading
- “communal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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communion
English
Etymology
From Middle English communion, from Old French comunion, from Ecclesiastical Latin comm?ni? (“communion”), from Latin comm?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??mju?nj?n/
- Hyphenation: com?mu?nion
Noun
communion (countable and uncountable, plural communions)
- A joining together of minds or spirits.
- (Christianity) Holy Communion
- (Roman Catholicism) A form of ecclesiastical unity between the Roman Church and another, so that the latter is considered part of the former.
Synonyms
- (Holy Communion): sacrament (Mormon)
Translations
Derived terms
- communion wafer
- Holy Communion
- Spiritual Communion
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.my.nj??/
Noun
communion f (plural communions)
- Communion; communion
Related terms
- commun
- communier
Further reading
- “communion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communio, communionem, from Latin communis.
Noun
communion f (plural communions)
- (Jersey) communion
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