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sodality

(sō dal′ə tē)

noun pl. sodalities

fellowship; companionship
an association or brotherhood
R.C.Ch. a lay society for devotional or charitable activity

Origin: L sodalitas < sodalis, companion < IE base *swedh- > ethical

See sodality in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. so·dal·i·ties

A society or an association, especially a devotional or charitable society for the laity in the Roman Catholic Church.
Fellowship.

Origin:

Origin: French sodalité

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin sodālitās, fellowship

Origin: , from sodālis, companion; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

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