consociation

[ kuh n-soh-see-ey-shuh n, -shee- ]
/ kənˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- /
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noun

the act of uniting in association.
an association of churches or religious orders.
Ecology. a climax community in which a single species is dominant.

Origin of consociation

1585–95; < Latin consociātiōn-, stem of consociātiō an associating; see consociate, -ion

Words nearby consociation

consistency principle, consistent, consistent equations, consistory, consociate, consociation, consocies, consol, consol., consolation, consolation of philosophy, the

Words related to consociation

firm, interest, tie-up, sharing, cooperation, business, union, corporation, company, society, cooperative, organization, ownership, friendship, assistance, association, affair, marriage, exchange, communication

Example sentences from the Web for consociation

  • So that if this consociation of churches be called a church, it must be either equivocally or in a human sense.

    A Christian Directory |Baxter Richard

  • Of the effect and purpose of this consociation no very definite explanation has so far been given to me.

    The Manbos of Mindano |John M. Garvan

  • But a consociation of churches hath no particular head as such, of divine institution, to constitute and govern them as one.

    A Christian Directory |Baxter Richard