communal spirit
Collective neighborhood feeling
Communal spirit is a shared sense of belonging and mutual support within a group or community.
It emphasizes collective well-being over individual interests: The neighborhood's communal spirit showed during the flood, when everyone pitched in to help.
The phrase often appears in discussions of what makes communities thrive or what modern life has lost.
- togethernessState of close connection
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- belongingState of fitting in
- group hugMulti-person simultaneous embrace
neighborhood · block party · unity · cooperation · all hands on deck · helping hands · village · kinship · gathering · shared · potluck · potluck dinner · tribe · bonding · warmth · harmony · mutual · collective
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- patriotismnational anthem, national flags, love of country, patriotism, flag waving
- IcelandReykjavik, volcano, volcanoes, geyser, geysers
communal spiritindividualism
Doctrine of personal independence
isolation · self-centeredness · atomization · insularity · solipsism
communal spiritselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
self-interest · greed · egoism · acquisitiveness · hoarding
communal spiritdivisiveness
Tendency to create factions
discord · factionalism · tribalism · polarization · alienation
communal, commune, communes, communed, communing, communion, communions, community, communities