consociation (an association of churches or religious societies)
1consociation — noun Date: 1593 1. association in fellowship or alliance 2. an association of churches or religious societies 3. an ecological community with a single dominant species • consociational adjective …
2consociation — /kənsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ (say kuhnsohsee ayshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of associating together. 2. fellowship; companionship. 3. a confederation of churches or religious societies. 4. Ecology → association (def. 7) …
