communing
Sharing deep connection
Communing is sharing intimate thoughts or feelings, often in a spiritual or contemplative way.
You commune with nature by immersing yourself in it quietly: She spent the morning communing with the redwoods.
To commune with someone is to connect deeply, beyond ordinary conversation.
The word carries a sense of reverence or transcendence.
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- connectionA joining or relation
- empathySharing another's emotions
companionship · rapport · understanding · warmth · togetherness · kinship · friendship · sharing
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- outdoorsIn open air
- solitudeState of being alone
- hikingRecreational trail walking
birdwatching · wildlife · flora · fauna · ecosystem · trail · camping · immersion
Collection of people meeting
- circleCurved closed shape
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
congregation · assembly · tribe · togetherness · synergy · cohesion · consensus · sharing
Focused attention practice
- prayerAddress to deity
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
sacred · devotion · soul · divinity · mantra · dharma · zen · karma
Formal event marking occasions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
altar · offering · pilgrimage · mass · incantation · chanting · blessing · invocation
bonding
Forming close connections
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- connectionA joining or relation
empathy · companionship · rapport · understanding · warmth · togetherness · kinship · friendship · sharing · vulnerability
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
hiking · birdwatching · wildlife · flora · fauna · ecosystem · trail · camping · immersion · landscape
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- circleCurved closed shape
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
unity · congregation · assembly · tribe · togetherness · synergy · cohesion · consensus · sharing · ritual
meditation
Focused attention practice
- prayerAddress to deity
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
enlightenment · sacred · devotion · soul · divinity · mantra · dharma · zen · karma · nirvana
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
congregation · altar · offering · pilgrimage · mass · incantation · chanting · blessing · invocation · vigil
- seancesseance, medium, mediums, channeling, planchette
communingisolating
Setting apart from contact
disconnecting · withdrawing · alienating · estranging · distancing
communingavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
shunning · retreating · rebuffing · ignoring · hiding
communingclashing
Striking with discord
conflicting · fighting · quarreling · feuding · warring
- 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
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