religious commune
Shared spiritual household
A religious commune is a community where members live together and share resources according to shared spiritual beliefs.
Members typically pool property, labor, and income while following religious practices that structure daily life.
Examples range from medieval monasteries to nineteenth-century Shaker villages to modern intentional communities: They joined a religious commune in rural Oregon.
- cultFervent fringe group
- Branch DavidiansApocalyptic Texas sect
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- sectBreakaway religious faction
- utopiaImagined perfect society
ashram · fellowship · enclave · brethren · devotion · ritual · vow of silence · celibacy · isolation · charismatic · spiritual leader · leader · compound · worship · collective · simple living · Amish · Shaker
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Israeli communal farm
cooperative housing · hippie commune · eco-village · intentional community
religious communesuburban neighborhood
Residential area outside city
single-family home · private residence · apartment complex · urban living · gated community
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