Sodality

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sodality \So*dal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Sodalities}. [L. sodalitas, fr.
     sodalis a comrade.]
     1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (R. C. Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion


        or for charitable purposes.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sodality
       n : people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical
           fraternity" [syn: {brotherhood}, {fraternity}]