sōˈdaləd.ē, -lətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin sodalitat-, sodalitas comradeship, association, club, from sodalis comrade — more at ethical
1. : a grouping, association, or joining together based on common purpose or interest : brotherhood , community
whether ape hordes are blood kin or mere territorial sodalities — Weston La Barre
federal sodality
body of ardent and vocal supporters and a formidable sodality of hostile critics — R.J.B.Sellar
2. : an organized society or fellowship : fraternity , club
endless … sodalities into which people brigade themselves — John Buchan
specifically : a lay association of the Roman Catholic Church organized for devotional or charitable purposes
3. obsolete : a chapel used for sodality meetings and devotions