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- Dictionarysodality/səʊˈdalɪti/
noun
- 1. a confraternity or association, especially a Roman Catholic religious guild or brotherhood.
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In Christian theology, a sodality, also known as a syndiakonia, is a form of the "Universal Church" expressed in specialized, task-oriented form as opposed to the Christian church in its local, diocesan form (which is termed modality).
noun. so· dal· i· ty sō-ˈda-lə-tē. plural sodalities. Synonyms of sodality. 1. : brotherhood, community. 2. : an organized society or fellowship. specifically : a devotional or charitable association of Roman Catholic laity.
A sodality is a group of people who share a common interest or career. Everyone who works as a firefighter is part of a large, supportive sodality. The Latin root of sodality is sodalis, "companion," and you can think of these non-family groups as places to find companionship or fellowship.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sodality. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Sodality definition: fellowship; comradeship. . See examples of SODALITY used in a sentence.
sodality in British English. (səʊˈdælɪtɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -ties. 1. Roman Catholic Church. a religious or charitable society. 2. fraternity; fellowship. Collins English Dictionary.
n. pl. so·dal·i·ties. 1. A society or an association, especially a devotional or charitable society for the laity in the Roman Catholic Church. 2. Fellowship. [French sodalité, from Old French, from Latin sodālitās, fellowship, from sodālis, companion; see s (w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
