communitas

[ kuh-myoo-ni-tahs ]

nounAnthropology.
  1. the sense of sharing and intimacy that develops among persons who experience liminality as a group.

Origin of communitas

1
From Latin; see origin at community

Words Nearby communitas

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How to use communitas in a sentence

  • Ergo communitas qudam et plurimorum inter se differentium similitudo notio est; cujus notionis aliud genus est, aliud forma.

    Aristotle | George Grote