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sodality

sodality

1 9.9
A group of people who share a common purpose and work together
  • noun
  • /səˈdælɪti/
translation icon : sodalidad
  • The next step is initiations into ceremonial sodalities for adulthood.
  • Kiowa sodalities

Examples

  • The Kiowa Gourd Clan—as it is called today—was one of the most important Kiowa sodalities.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The Amici was a philo-Semitic sodality that included, by 1928, around 20 cardinals, 300 bishops and archbishops, and 3,000 priests among its members.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The Daimpega Society was important because it was one of the most active sodalities during the tribal Sun Dance.

    Academic text (1994)
  • TFP is a Roman Catholic counter-revolutionary sodality.

    Blog text (15)
  • Significantly, the revival of the two Kiowa sodalities coincided with the return of numerous Indian veterans from World War II and the Korean conflict.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In this way, those of us aspiring to become part of the Ordinariate or who are associates with various Canadian Sodalities can be on "the same page" as far as morning and evening prayer are concerned.

    Blog text (1)
  • People revived the old customs, dances, songs, sodalities organized around hunting and war, bundles with ritual power, and games, which were revealed to them in their visions of the new world.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Hopi men can be initiated into one of the four sodalities: Wuwtsimt, Aa'alt, Kwaakwant, or Taatawkyam.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In this interim period, the Sodality of the Good Shepherd continues to use the BCP 1962 for matins, prior to mass on Sundays, and for weekday evensongs prior to the communion service.

    Blog text (1)
  • She joined the local sodality to connect with others who share her passion for social activism.

Synonyms

organization
vssodality
  • US
2.7

A group of people who work together for a common goal

is especially about groups defined by profession or specific purpose
association
vssodality
188 2.8

A group of people who share a common purpose or interest

is more general emphasising professional or purpose membership
corps
vssodality
180 5.6

A group of people who work together in the same profession or organization

applies more widely beyond specific professional bodies
brotherhood
vssodality
43 3.7

A group of people in the same job who support each other

is more general and does not imply strong personal bonds
company
vssodality
15 1.7

A group of people gathered for a short time to do something

is more permanent and formally organized around profession or purpose
fraternity
vssodality
12 5.5

All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group

is more neutral and not tied to close personal bonds
assn
vssodality
2 8.5

A group of people who work together for a common purpose

is the full formal expression emphasising professional or purpose membership
collectivity
vssodality
1 6.6

A group of people who act together for a shared purpose

is narrower focusing on organized professional or purposive membership
confraternity
vssodality
  • Formal
1 8.4

A group of people who work together for religious, charitable or social causes

is secular and applies to professional or general purposes instead
occupational group
vssodality
1 3.1

A group of people who do the same job

is broader and also includes non occupational shared purposes
societas
vssodality
  • Formal
9.9

A group of people who work together for a shared purpose

is broader not limited to legal or academic settings
consociation
vssodality
8.6

A group of people or organizations formed to work together for a common purpose

focuses on membership and role rather than the act of forming
gesellschaft
vssodality
9.9

A formal group of people who work together for a shared purpose

is less institutional and more about shared profession or purpose

Surface Forms

sodality singular
sodalities plural

Morphology

sodality = sodal + ity

Although formed with the nominalizing suffix '-ity', the stem 'sodal' is not a productive or recognizable English base for most learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from known English components.

Etymology

Sodality comes from the Latin word sodalis, meaning 'companion' or 'friend'. So a sodality is like a group of companions — an association of people who share the same job, interest, or purpose.