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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.
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Origin of communitas

From Latin; see origin at community
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