Consociation

Quick meaning: Consociation is a noun meaning (uncountable) Associating, or coming together in a union; (countable) an instance of this.

Meaning

(uncountable) Associating, or coming together in a union; (countable) an instance of this.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Intimate companionship or fellowship; (countable) an instance of this.
2. (countable, Christianity) A confederation of Christian churches or organizations.
3. (countable, ecology) A subdivision of an association, made up chiefly of organisms of a single species.
4. (countable, politics) A power-sharing arrangement over territory entered into by competing groups.
5. (countable, obsolete) An alliance; a confederation.

Example Sentences

She [the spirit of wisdom] glorifieth her nobilitie, hauing conſociation with God: yea and the Lord of al hath loued her.

Consent is the second mode of acquiring dominion. The consociation of male and female is the first species of it, which is principally in marriage, for which the promise of the woman to be faithful is required.

The ſum is this; after the greateſt conſociation of religious duties for preparation, no Man can be ſufficiently vvorthy to communicate, let us take care, that vve be not unvvorthy by bringing a guilt vvith us, or the remanent affection to a ſin.

But thoſe Raptures of Devotion by day, might be by the Spirits kindling a purer kinde of Love-flame in his heart, as vvell as by fortifying and raiſing his Imagination. […] And if this be their manner of communion, it may vvell be enquired into, […] vvhether all men be capable of conſociation vvith theſe good Genii.

Word Forms

• consociations

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include association, consocies, counion, conjunction, conjuncture, concomitance.

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