commune
Intentional living group
Commune captures ideas of sharing and communication.
To commune is to connect intimately, often spiritually: commune with nature, commune with God.
A commune is a group living together and sharing resources, property, or responsibilities—from 1960s hippie communes to agricultural collectives.
In some countries, a commune is also an administrative district, the smallest unit of local government.
Intentional community with shared amenities
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- colivingShared residential community model
collective · co-op · monastery · colony · utopian · self-sufficient · shared · egalitarian
Jointly operated enterprise
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
alliance · association · confederation · consortium · coalition · union · bloc · brotherhood
Mid-sized settlement
- villageSmall rural community
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
- hamletTiny rural settlement
municipality · mayor · council · administration · civic · charter · ordinance · jurisdiction
Binding tie or connection
- connectJoin or link
- sharePortion given out
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- closenessState of proximity
rapport · understanding · empathy · kinship · togetherness · fellowship · harmony · unity
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- agrarianRelating to land cultivation
back-to-the-land · village · provincial · bucolic · rustic · agricultural · small-town · peasant
cohousing
Intentional community with shared amenities
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
coliving · collective · co-op · monastery · colony · utopian · self-sufficient · shared · egalitarian · off-grid
cooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
- kibbutzIsraeli communal farm
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
federation · alliance · association · confederation · consortium · coalition · union · bloc · brotherhood · sisterhood
town
Mid-sized settlement
- villageSmall rural community
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
hamlet · municipality · mayor · council · administration · civic · charter · ordinance · jurisdiction · residents
bond
Binding tie or connection
closeness · rapport · understanding · empathy · kinship · togetherness · fellowship · harmony · unity · camaraderie
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
agrarian · back-to-the-land · village · provincial · bucolic · rustic · agricultural · small-town · peasant · land-based
meditate
Quiet mental focus
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- prayAddress a deity
- connectJoin or link
transcend · oneness · presence · stillness · sacred · divine · nature · solitude · reflection · mindfulness
- communitiesfamily, neighbors, cohousing, village, ecovillage
- cooperative housinghousing co-op, cohousing, kibbutz, student co-op, housing association
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- community groupscooperative, kibbutz, co-op, housing co-op, food co-op
- Community Lifetraditions, neighborhood, customs, village, festivals
- geographic areascountry, county, province, district, zone
communeprivate property
Individually owned assets
private ownership · private estate · capitalism · individual ownership · privatization
communenuclear family
Parents plus their offspring
isolation · single-family home · hermitage · individualism · monastery
communedisconnect
To break a connection
isolate · alienate · withdraw · estrange · dissociate
- community chestShared local welfare fund
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- community centerShared neighborhood gathering space
- community collegeTwo-year public institution
- community hallsShared local event spaces
- bedroom communitiesResidential areas near cities
community, communicate, communication, commuter, communism, communal, communications, communion, communicative