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sodality

noun
so·​dal·​i·​ty | \ sō-ˈda-lə-tē How to pronounce sodality (audio) \
plural sodalities

Definition of sodality

1 : brotherhood, community
2 : an organized society or fellowship specifically : a devotional or charitable association of Roman Catholic laity
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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

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 Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle. — Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com, "Guide to the 2017 suburban Chicago summer festivals," 22 May 2017

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First Known Use of sodality

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for sodality

Latin sodalitat-, sodalitas comradeship, club, from sodalis comrade — more at sib

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