consociation

English

Etymology

From Latin cōnsociātiō

Pronunciation

Noun

consociation (countable and uncountable, plural consociations)

  1. Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
    Friendly consociation with your kindred elements.
  2. A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united.
    In Connecticut some of the Congregational churches are associated in consociations and the others in associations.

Derived terms

References

  • consociation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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