sodality

[ soh-dal-i-tee, suh- ]

noun

, plural so·dal·i·ties.

1. fellowship; comradeship.
2. an association or society.
3. Roman Catholic Church. a lay society for religious and charitable purposes.

sodality

/ səʊˈdælɪtɪ /

noun

1. RC Church a religious or charitable society
2. fraternity; fellowship

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodality¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodality¹

C16: from Latin sodālitās fellowship, from sodālis a comrade

Example Sentences

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

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When the Sodality Bank went up, and old Blaisdell died, everybody said the family was down and out.

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He attended to his religious duties with great zeal, and was President of the Sodality as a matter of course.

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

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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.

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