sodality

[ soh-dal-i-tee, suh- ]
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noun,plural so·dal·i·ties.
  1. fellowship; comradeship.

  2. an association or society.

  1. Roman Catholic Church. a lay society for religious and charitable purposes.

Origin of sodality

1
1590–1600; <Latin sodālitās companionship, equivalent to sodāl(is) companion + -itās-ity

Words Nearby sodality

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How to use sodality in a sentence

  • The first figure which appears is a veiled penitent bearing the standard of the sodality.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • When the sodality Bank went up, and old Blaisdell died, everybody said the family was down and out.

    Cap'n Warren's Wards | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He attended to his religious duties with great zeal, and was President of the sodality as a matter of course.

  • John Aubrey (writing in 1659) says: “We now use the word clubbe for a sodality in a tavern.”

  • An' I give her to understand sharp off 't she'd better do what she did do if she wanted you in the sodality at all.

    Friendship Village | Zona Gale

British Dictionary definitions for sodality

sodality

/ (səʊˈdælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. RC Church a religious or charitable society

  2. fraternity; fellowship

Origin of sodality

1
C16: from Latin sodālitās fellowship, from sodālis a comrade

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