kənˌsōsēˈāshən, (ˈ)kän| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, -oshē- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin consociation-, consociatio, from consociatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of uniting in fellowship or association
the possibility of friendly consociation with the countess — Carl Van Vechten
b. archaic : intimate or close association : alliance , confederation
consociation with God
to enter into a consociation with friendly countries
2. : an association or confederation of churches or religious societies: as
a.
(1) : a voluntary council or union of neighboring Congregational churches for cooperation in ecclesiastical matters
(2) : a standing council with disciplinary authority composed of the ministers and representative laymen in a district in Connecticut Congregationalism
b. : the union of churches on a Presbyterian basis among English Puritans
3.
a. : a community within an ecological association having a single dominant which is usually one of the dominants of the association
a sugar-maple consociation in a beech-maple association
— compare faciation
b. : an association having a single dominant