communitas
1
9.9
- noun
- /kəˈmjunɪtəs/
- Formal
- The ceremony created an atmosphere of communitas, bringing everyone closer as they participated in the rituals.
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeLiterally it's a communitas of vitae, a commonality of life together.
- Literally it's a communitas of vitae, a commonality of life together.
- Victor Turner, he's, he talks about this idea, the scholar, he talks about what he calls communitas.
- But developing that disposition of justice coming from the social instinct communitas is going to be of prime importance.
Examples
-
After sharing their stories, the group felt a profound sense of communitas, as if they were all part of one family.
-
But developing that disposition of justice coming from the social instinct communitas is going to be of prime importance.
-
Paul and Percival Goodman's 1947 dystopian Communitas depicted a culture that had shaped itself around consumerism, foreshadowing what was to come in America.
Academic text (1998) -
During the festival, a sense of communitas arose among the attendees as they all celebrated together.
Synonyms
78
2.8
A shared feeling among people with the same interests or goals
30
3.2
Feeling that you belong and are close to other people in a group
26
3.3
A feeling of close support and loyalty between people
18
7.2
A close sharing of feelings and thoughts between people
4
2.9
A feeling that makes people feel they belong and help each other
3
4.9
A feeling of friendship and trust among people who spend a lot of time together
1
9.9
A feeling of sharing and close unity among people
1
5.8
A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group
A friendly, sociable feeling among people who share a common goal
Antonyms
How United
Surface Forms
Etymology
Communitas comes from the Latin communis, meaning 'common' or 'shared', and it is the same root behind the English word community. So communitas describes a strong feeling of being equal and together that people get during shared events or moments.