Associations to the word «Communing»

Wiktionary

COMMUNE, noun. A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
COMMUNE, noun. A local political division in many European countries.
COMMUNE, noun. (obsolete) The commonalty; the common people.
COMMUNE, noun. (obsolete) communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends
COMMUNE, verb. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
COMMUNE, verb. (intransitive) (followed by with) To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb.
COMMUNE, verb. To receive the communion.

Dictionary definition

COMMUNE, noun. The smallest administrative district of several European countries.
COMMUNE, noun. A body of people or families living together and sharing everything.
COMMUNE, verb. Communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature".
COMMUNE, verb. Receive Communion, in the Catholic church.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley