What is the difference between commune and communism?
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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.
A local political division in many European countries.
(obsolete) The commonalty; the common people.
(obsolete) communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends
* Tennyson
To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
* Shakespeare
To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb.
To receive the communion.
* Bishop Burnet
Any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively.
Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
The international socialist society where classes and the state no longer exist.
Communism is a related term of commune.
As nouns the difference between commune and communism
is that commune is 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 while communism is any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively.As a verb commune
is to converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.commune
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) commune, in turn deriving from Latin.Noun
(wikipedia commune) (en noun)- (Chaucer)
- For days of happy commune dead.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(commun)- I would commune with you of such things / That want no ear but yours.
- He spent a week in the backcountry, communing with nature.
- To commune under both kinds.