Definitions
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- noun An unstructured
community in whichpeople areequal . - noun The very
spirit ofcommunity ; an intensecommunity spirit , the feeling of greatsocial equality ,solidarity , andtogetherness .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Spontaneous communitas is a phase, a moment, not a permanent condition.
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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"Our judges found that Summit Electric Supply clearly exhibits the spirit of communitas, a Latin word that means 'people coming together for the good of a community,'" Communitas Director Ed Dalheim said.
Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2010
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"Our judges found that Summit Electric Supply clearly exhibits the spirit of communitas, a Latin word that means 'people coming together for the good of a community,'" Communitas Director Ed Dalheim said.
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010
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Communitas Awards are an international effort to recognize the spirit of communitas, a Latin word meaning "people helping people."
News 2010
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Communitas Awards are an international effort to recognize the spirit of communitas, a Latin word meaning "people helping people."
News 2010
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Pronounced hardship or suffering is said to produce "communitas" - the feeling of closeness with others due to having shared an ordeal.
Culture | guardian.co.uk Wendy Fonarow 2010
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Not just any casual grouping of people either, but on communitas, a Latin word denoting a group characterized by feelings of equality, solidarity, and trust.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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Not just any casual grouping of people either, but on communitas, a Latin word denoting a group characterized by feelings of equality, solidarity, and trust.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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The anthropological term "communitas" was coined, meaning the solidarity that arises when a community of equals shares their emotional life and absorbs the pleasure of each other's happiness.
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This insertion lessens the "communitas" felt by ritual participants.
show me your hits 2010
chained_bear commented on the word communitas
Usage note on collective effervescence.
March 12, 2009