sisterhood (redirected from Sisterhoods)

sis·ter·hood  (sstr-hd)

n.

1. The state or relationship of being a sister or sisters.

2. The quality of being sisterly.

3. A society, especially a religious society, of women.

4. Association or unification of women in a common cause.

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sisterhood [ˈsɪstəˌhʊd]

n

1. the state of being related as a sister or sisters

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a religious body or society of sisters, esp a community, order, or congregation of nuns

3. (Sociology) the bond between women who support the Women's Movement

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Sisterhood an association of women, or things which are considered to be feminine.

Examples: sisterhood of canting females, 1718; of churches, 1883; of Holy nuns, 1687; of planets (seven) 1827.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sisterhood - the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings sistership family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
	2.	sisterhood - an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest sistership association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
	3.	sisterhood - a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group Sister - (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God" Beguine - (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life

Translations

sisterhood [ˈsɪstəhʊd] N → hermandad f

sisterhood [ˈsɪstə^rhʊd] n → sororité f
sister-in-law [ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː] n → belle-sœur f

sisterhood [ˈsɪstəˌhʊd] n (gen) → sorellanza (Rel) → congregazione f di suore