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commensal [kə′men·səl] (ecology) An organism living in a state of commensalism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Contemporary and interdisciplinary biblical scholarship has helped widen our knowledge of what open commensality meant in that social context. Through the daily ritual of commensality it is shared among the folk. The requirement of avoiding blood was a key element in ensuring the unity of the early Christian communities made up of Jews and Gentiles: it established the conditions that made commensality possible. |
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