Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to a commune.
- adj. Of or relating to a community.
- adj. Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.
- adj. Marked by collective ownership and control of goods and property.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to or of the nature of a commune; belonging to the people of a commune: as, communal organization; communal land.
- Communistic. See communalism.
- Of or pertaining to the commune of Paris (which see, under commune).
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Pertaining to a commune.
- adj. resembling a commune{4} or the practises of a commune{4}.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. relating to a small administrative district or community
- adj. for or by a group rather than individuals
Etymologies
- From Latin commūnālis. (Wiktionary)
- French, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis, common; see common. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The primary assemblies, composed of the tenth of the general population, nominated the local _list of communal candidates_; electoral colleges, also nominated by them, selected from the _communal list_ the superior list of provincial candidates and from the _provincial list_, the list of national candidates.”
“In the post, the term communal Gelassenheit is used.”
“The historian said that the term communal harmony has been "overly heightened" in our society.”
“Female leaders, by contrast, show what we call communal values: friendliness, support and a caring attitude.”
“They agreed to lend her their hold-all and a large, formless bag which they called the communal trunk.”
“The investment in communal property or property representing mutual investment opportunity has to be objective and above board without regard to lifestyle (as, say, defined by some sort of "elderspirit" philosophical concept whatever that is) unless one wishes to end up with new acquaintances one eventually wishes death upon so it may be best to never enter into such arrangements to begin with.”
“There is the Fair Wage view, which finds taxation necessary to fund certain communal activities.”
Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“In addition migrant workers living in communal properties are also excluded, meaning many thousands more could also be under the radar.”
“Griggs gathered a tribe of followers who engaged in communal acid trips.”
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“Thus, those who participate more regularly in communal rituals should be more strongly bonded to their groups and therefore more likely to support violent attacks against out-groups.”
The Huffington Post: Matt J. Rossano: The Surprising Effect of Religious Devotion on Suicide Attacks
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