communitarian noun & adjective. [kǝmju:nɪ'tɛ:rɪǝn] M19.
[from COMMUNITY + -ARIAN, after unitarian etc.]
A. noun.
1. A member of a community practising cooperation and some communism. M19.

2. A supporter of an ideology which emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to the community and the social importance of the family unit. L20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of communitarians or their type of community. E20.

■ communitarianism noun M19.

■ communitorium noun a communitarian residence or settlement M19.

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