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| communalism |
the doctrine or practice of communal ownership of property. [1/2 definitions] |
| flower child |
a youth of the 1960s who protested against materialism and militarism in the United States, and who espoused communal ideals; hippie. |
| hippie |
someone, esp. of the late 1960s, who rejects the established values of contemporary society, and who demonstrates that rejection through unconventional dress and behavior, and by advocating pacifism and communal living. (See flower child.) |
| intercommunal |
combined form of communal. |
| jubilee |
an occasion or short period of communal rejoicing and festivities. [1/4 definitions] |
| prayer1 |
(pl.) a form of communal worship with the object of adoring, confessing to, or giving thanks to a divine being. [1/7 definitions] |
| pueblo |
a communal house, often several stories high, made of adobe or stone by Indians of the southwestern United States. [1/3 definitions] |
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