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Webster 1913 Edition

Commune

Com-mune′

(kŏm-mūn′)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Communed
(kŏm-mūnd′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Communing
.]
[OF.
communier
, fr. L.
communicare
to communicate, fr.
communis
common. See
Common
, and cf.
Communicate
.]
1.
To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
I would
commune
with you of such things
That want no ear but yours.
Shakespeare
2.
To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord’s supper.
To
commune
under both kinds.
Bp. Burnet.
To commune with one's self
or
To commune with one's heart
,
to think; to reflect; to meditate.

Com′mune

(kŏm′mūn)
,
Noun.
Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends.
For days of happy
commune
dead.
Tennyson.

Com′mune

(kŏm′mūn)
,
Noun.
[F., fr.
commun
. See
Common
.]
1.
The commonalty; the common people.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
In this struggle – to use the technical words of the time – of the “
commune
”, the general mass of the inhabitants, against the “prudhommes” or “wiser” few.
J. R. Green.
2.
A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See
Arrondissement
.
3.
Absolute municipal self-government.
The Commune of Paris
, or
The Commune
(a)
The government established in Paris (1792-94) by a usurpation of supreme power on the part of representatives chosen by the communes; the period of its continuance is known as the “Reign of Terror.”
(b)
The revolutionary government, modeled on the commune of 1792, which the communists, so called, attempted to establish in 1871.

Webster 1828 Edition

Commune

COMMUNE

, v.i.
1.
To converse; to talk together familiarly; to impart sentiments mutually, in private or familiar discourse; followed by with before the person.
And there will I meet and commune with thee. Ex. 25.
2.
To have intercourse in contemplation or meditation.
Commune with your own heart or your bed. Ps. 4.
3.
To partake of the sacrament or Lords supper; to receive the communion; a common use of the word in America, as it is in the Welsh.

COMMUNE

,
Noun.
A small territorial district in France--one of the subordinate divisions of the country introduced in the late revolution.
Communibus annis, one year with another; on an average.
Communibus locis, one place with another; on a medium.

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