communitas

com·mu·ni·tas

[kuh-myoo-ni-tahs]
noun Anthropology.
the sense of sharing and intimacy that develops among persons who experience liminality as a group.

Origin:
< Latin; see community

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To communitas
Explore Dictionary.com
Previous Definition: communitarian
Next Definition: community
Words Near: communitas
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for communitas
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing communitas
More from Dictionary.com Translator
00:10
Communitas is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Dictionary.com Word FAQs

Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.

Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT