sodality
noun
so·dal·i·ty sō-ˈda-lə-tē 
plural sodalities
1
: brotherhood, community
2
: an organized society or fellowship
specifically : a devotional or charitable association of Roman Catholic laity
Synonyms
- association
- board
- brotherhood
- chamber
- club
- college
- congress
- consortium
- council
- fellowship
- fraternity
- guild
- gild
- institute
- institution
- league
- order
- organization
- society
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Example Sentences
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
Recent Examples on the Web How big this sodality is has never been entirely clear. 
Wired, 14 July 2022 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, 22 May 2017
Wired, 14 July 2022 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, 22 May 2017 Word History
Etymology
Latin sodalitat-, sodalitas comradeship, club, from sodalis comrade — more at sib
First Known Use
1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1
sodalities
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- organizations
- associations
- fraternities
- institutions
- societies
- brotherhoods
- institutes
- chambers
- councils
- groups
- colleges
- communes
- guilds
- boards
- communities
- leagues
- clubs
- collectives
- fellowships
- gilds
- chapters
- consortiums
- cadres
- teams
- congresses
- consortia
- cooperatives
- coalitions
- alliances
- orders
- cliques
- partnerships
- sisterhoods
- squads
- circles
- sororities
- coteries
- confederacies
- parties
- bodies
- clans
- camps
- blocs
- outfits
- crews
- branches
- memberships
- juntas
- cabals
- bands
- gangs
- locals
- folds
- klatches
- syndicates
- cartels
- faithfuls
- conspiracies
- sets
- juntos
- camarillas
- klatsches
- combines
- rings
- lots
- camorras
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- fraternities
- corps
- brotherhoods
- associations
- professions
- societies
- communities
- vocations
- fellowships
- federations
- organizations
- guilds
- clubs
- gilds
- callings