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noun

Commune n. Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. "For days of happy commune dead."

Commune n.

1.

The commonalty; the common people. (Obs.) "In this struggle to use the technical words of the time of the "commune", the general mass of the inhabitants, against the "prudhommes" or "wiser" few."

2.

A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement.

3.

Absolute municipal self-government.

4.

A group of people living together as an organized community and owning in common most or all of their property and possessions, and sharing work, income, and many other aspects of daily life. Such sommunities are oftten organized based on religious or idealistic principles, and they sometimes have unconventional lifestyles, practises, or moral codes.

The Commune of Paris, or The Commune

(a)

The government established in Paris (1792-94) by a usurpation of supreme power on the part of representatives chosen by the communes; the period of its continuance is known as the "Reign of Terror."

(b)

The revolutionary government, modeled on the commune of 1792, which the communists, so called, attempted to establish in 1871.

verb

Commune v. i. (past & past part. communed; pres. part. communing)

1.

To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel. "I would commune with you of such things That want no ear but yours."

2.

To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord's supper. "To commune under both kinds."

To commune with one's self or To commune with one's heart, to think; to reflect; to meditate.

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"Commune" Quotes from Famous Books

... passions are awake; let them be gently and wisely guided. Let pity, gratitude, benevolence be formed within the boy's heart, so that the self-regarding passions may fall into a subordinate place. To read Plutarch is to commune with noble spirits; to read Thucydides is almost to come into immediate contact with facts. The fables of La Fontaine will serve as a criticism of the errors ...

— A History of French Literature - Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. • Edward Dowden

... who were named, should quit the continental territory of the Republic, and for that purpose should proceed to Rochefort, to be afterwards conducted to, and detained in, the department of French Guiana. They likewise decreed that twenty-three other individuals, who were named, should proceed to the commune of Rochelle, in the department of the lower Charente, in order to be afterwards filed and detained in such part of that department as should be pointed out by the Minister of General Police. I was fortunate enough to keep my friend M. Moreau de Worms, deputy ...

— Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete • Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

... remarkable man. Like Arnold of Brescia, his faith bore a strong resemblance to the intense fanaticism of our own Puritans of the Civil War, as if similar political circumstances conduced to similar religious sentiments. He believed himself inspired by awful and mighty commune with beings of the better world. Saints and angels ministered to his dreams; and without this, the more profound and hallowed enthusiasm, he might never have been sufficiently emboldened by mere human patriotism, to ...

— Rienzi • Edward Bulwer Lytton

... inarticulate, have a meaning and give a charm to solitude. Even the sight and whispered sounds of green leaves and rushes trembling in the wind have for us something of intelligence and sympathy; but I could not commune with mud walls and an earthen pot. Feeling my loneliness too acutely, I began to regret that I had left Rima, then to feel remorse at the secrecy I had practiced. Even now while I inclined idly in my hammock, she would ...

— Green Mansions - A Romance of the Tropical Forest • W. H. Hudson

... Christ men falsely thought of Him as hostile, stern, and wrathful; now they may see Him in this unveiling of Himself as He actually is, eternally loving, patiently forgiving, and seeking only to draw the world into His love and peace: "When the Abba-crying spirit of Christ awakens in our hearts we commune with God in peace and love."[8] But no one must content himself with Christ after the flesh, Christ historically known. That is to make an idol of Him. We can be saved through Him only when by His help we discover the essential ...

— Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries • Rufus M. Jones

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