commensality

Examples

• All

• Commensality persisted in the agricultural setting in the form of picnics and Sunday dinners after slavery was abolished, establishing itself as one of the most important features of Southern African American culture.

  Academic text (1999)

• The movement aims to cultivate democratic food practices by raising awareness of where food comes from (food-systems education), encouraging commensality, and promoting the consumption of locally grown food.

  Academic text (2004)

• The mode of exchange takes the form of commensality between deities and humans, including the emperor.

  Academic text (1991)

• Southerness and commensality were so central to Southern foodways that they made them a natural vehicle for the expression of migrants' sense of individual freedom.

  Academic text (1999)

• What there was in urban black neighborhoods was an African American culinary tradition that centered on two principles: Southerness and commensality.

  Academic text (1999)

• Making the traditional dishes considered historically emblematic of Orgosolo, they recreated not only the tastes of history but also the social relations of commensality that were associated with them.

  Academic text (1999)

• For all these reasons—economic hardship, personal pride, and the concept of commensality—food came to represent the resilience of the African American people in the South.

  Academic text (1999)

• The community center hosts regular events that encourage commensality among its members.

• In many cultures, commensality is seen as a way to strengthen social bonds and foster connections.

Antonyms

S

separation

220 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

How Social

feast

179 1.9

commensality

• Specialized

9.3

dining companion

1 2.8

alone

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology