sodality
[noun]
Synonyms: association, brotherhood, club, fellowship, fraternity, guild, league, order, society, union

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sodality noun. [sǝʊ'dalɪti] E17.
[French sodalité or Latin sodalitas, from sodalis companion: see -ITY.]
1. Companionship, fellowship; a society, a confraternity, an association. E17.

2. spec. (Roman Catholic Church). A religious guild or brotherhood established for purposes of devotion, charitable works, etc.; a chapel set apart for or used by such a guild. E17.

■ 'sodalist noun a member of a Roman Catholic sodality L18.

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