sodality
Americannoun
plural
sodalities-
fellowship; comradeship.
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an association or society.
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Roman Catholic Church. a lay society for religious and charitable purposes.
noun
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RC Church a religious or charitable society
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fraternity; fellowship
Etymology
Origin of sodality
1590–1600; < Latin sodālitās companionship, equivalent to sodāl ( is ) companion + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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Charlie suggested to the local priest the idea of using the parish church's juvenile sodality - a religious group for young parishioners - as the basis for a football league.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
The sodality was organised on the basis of the local streets - and so the street leagues were born.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
She was a member of the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, the Kiwanis Club and the sodality at the Catholic Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington.
From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2015
The precariousness of your community cannot hinge on a church building being available to you as though you were a mere sodality or guild.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014
Everyone knows Limerick is the holiest city in Ireland because it has the Arch Confraternity of the Holy Family, the biggest sodality in the world.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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