# communalism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #80,333

## Definitions
1. The communal ownership of property.
2. Any social system based around a community.
3. Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.

## Etymology
From communal + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/communalism