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communitas

[ kuh-myoo-ni-tahs ]

/ kəˈmyu nɪˌtɑs /

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noun Anthropology.

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

Nearby words

communist international, communist manifesto, communist party, communistic, communitarian, communitas, community, community antenna television, community association, community card, community care

Origin of communitas

From Latin; see origin at community

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for communitas

Ergo communitas qudam et plurimorum inter se differentium similitudo notio est; cujus notionis aliud genus est, aliud forma.
Aristotle|George Grote
The title of Communitas Venetiarum, long disused in actual practice, was formally changed to the Signoria.
Venice and its Story|Thomas Okey
It does not even mean that each burgess holds immediately of the king, the communitas intervening as farmer of the kings rents.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland