Definition of sodality
sodalities
1 : brotherhood, community
2 : an organized society or fellowship; specifically : a devotional or charitable association of Roman Catholic laity
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Examples of sodality in a Sentence
a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities
a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters
Origin and Etymology of sodality
Latin sodalitat-, sodalitas comradeship, club, from sodalis comrade — more at sib
First Known Use: 1600
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