community spirit

Syllable breakdown

Dictionary meaning

the collective will, enthusiasm, and mutual concern that motivates members of a community to work together for shared goals, support one another in difficulty, and invest in the wellbeing of the place and people they share; community spirit manifests in voluntary action — neighbourhood clean-ups, fundraisers, mutual aid networks, community festivals — and in the informal patterns of neighbourly assistance, watching over each other's properties, and collective celebration of local achievements; it can be fostered by physical design (spaces that encourage encounter), civic institutions (associations that create shared purpose), and cultural events (festivals and commemorations that construct shared identity), but ultimately rests on the willingness of individuals to see their fates as connected to those of their neighbours