sisterhood

[ sis-ter-hood ]
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noun
  1. the state of being a sister.

  2. a group of sisters, especially of nuns or of female members of a church.

  1. an organization of women with a common interest, as for social, charitable, business, or political purposes.

  2. congenial relationship or companionship among women; mutual female esteem, concern, support, etc.

  3. Usually the sisterhood. the community or network of women who participate in or support feminism.

Origin of sisterhood

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First recorded in 1350–1400, sisterhood is from the Middle English word sosterhode.See sister, -hood

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How to use sisterhood in a sentence

  • Bigyns, Beguines; these were members of certain lay sisterhoods in the Low Countries, from the twelfth century onwards.

  • She takes a close personal interest in many sisterhoods and societies for the help of the poor.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • There we may find the complying sisterhoods of that famous tale, and there the good cheer celebrated by Rabelais reigns in glory.

    Parisians in the Country | Honore de Balzac
  • Hence the revival of the female diaconate in its multiplication of sisterhoods.

    Sermons | J. B. Lightfoot
  • Such are to be found in the sisterhoods that gather together lost and orphan children, and are their mothers in God.

    My Wife and I | Harriet Beecher Stowe

British Dictionary definitions for sisterhood

sisterhood

/ (ˈsɪstəˌhʊd) /


noun
  1. the state of being related as a sister or sisters

  2. a religious body or society of sisters, esp a community, order, or congregation of nuns

  1. the bond between women who support the Women's Movement

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