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Consociation

//kɒn(ˌ)səʊʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Associating, or coming together in a union; (countable) an instance of this. uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Intimate companionship or fellowship; (countable) an instance of this. uncountable

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

  3. 3
    A confederation of Christian churches or organizations. countable
  4. 4
    A confederation of Christian churches or organizations.; A voluntary, permanent council made up of representatives of neighbouring Congregational churches for mutual advice and co-operation in ecclesiastical matters; also, a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united. US, countable, specifically, uncountable

    "In Connecticut some of the Congregational churches are associated in consociations and the others in associations."

  5. 5
    A subdivision of an association, made up chiefly of organisms of a single species. countable
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  1. 6
    A power-sharing arrangement over territory entered into by competing groups. countable
  2. 7
    An alliance; a confederation. countable, obsolete

Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Latin cōnsociātiōnem, the accusative singular of cōnsociātiō (“alliance; association, union”), from cōnsociō (“to make common; to associate; to connect, join (in), unite; to agree with; to share”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Cōnsociō is derived from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several things) + sociō (“to ally, associate; to join, unite; to share in”) (from socius (“associated; joining in, sharing, partaking; akin, kindred, related; allied, confederate, leagued, united”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)).

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