English
Etymology
From Latin consociatio.
Pronunciation
IPA|k�n.s��.si�eɪ.��n
Noun
en-noun
- Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
#:Friendly consociation with your kindred elements.
- A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pasters and delegates from churches thus united.
#:In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are associated in consociations and the others in conferences.
Derived terms
consociationalism
References
R:Webster 1913
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