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sodalities

noun

plural of sodality
1
as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities

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2
as in fraternities
the body of people in a profession or field of activity a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sodalities
  1. organizations
  2. fraternities
  3. associations
  4. corps
  5. institutions
  6. professions
  7. societies
  8. brotherhoods
Noun
  • Aid organizations say the figure is an undercount, and the true number could be many times higher.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • On Tuesday, six MARTA stations hosted nonpartisan organizations to help people get registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • Instead of traditional television advertising, the campaign will convene local civic groups and houses of worship, as well as fraternities and sororities.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The investigation centers on two fraternities, Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of fraternities
Noun
  • But the policies to alter schedules or cancel practice or games because of the high temperatures can vary among sports associations throughout the metro.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The lower cost has led to a boom in surveillance cameras that businesses, homeowner associations, cities and police departments can purchase.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of associations
Noun
  • Weiss restocked the program’s correspondent corps with one new full-timer — Ross Douthat, the longtime conservative opinion writer for the New York Times — and several new contributors, none of whom showed up in the premiere.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The dean of the group, the highly respected Roble Olhaye of Djibouti, reminded us that the diplomatic corps had been advocating for AGOA for five years.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of corps
Noun
  • Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of institutions
Noun
  • Other people who have these kinds of professions can challenge themselves by not relying on navigation devices, and their brains will likely benefit from it, Wood says.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Looking at passing citizens reveals flavor text about their professions and backgrounds.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • In that sense, these figures are best viewed not as perfectly precise scores, but as reminders of how quickly forces of nature can overwhelm entire societies.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In my time — and even today in conservative societies — this is very strictly regulated for children.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of societies
Noun
  • The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Definition of brotherhoods
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“Sodalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sodalities. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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