Meaning & use

Communing

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Engaging in a close, intimate exchange of thoughts or feelings, especially in a spiritual or contemplative sense.

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She spent the weekend communing with nature, far from any phone signal.

The monks described their meditation as communing silently with the divine.

A note on using this word

Communing shares its root with 'community' and 'communion,' all derived from Latin 'communis' (common, shared), reflecting the sense of sharing something deeply with another person, nature, or the divine.

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