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communal

[kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl] / kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl /


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The influential fifth-century Christian theologian laid the foundations for the 13th century Augustinian order to which Leo belongs, one based on communal living and service.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

There is another en-suite bedroom, and two bedrooms share a communal bathroom.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

A meetinghouse stood at the center of every village created by the Shakers, the separatist and celibate Christian religious sect founded in the 18th century that was devoted to communal living and simple, functional design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But most of the communal prayer events were canceled, with only one large gathering held in the Grand Mosalla mosque.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Some are solitary wanderers; most inhabit communal clusters, huddling together, drifting endlessly in the great cosmic dark.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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