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sisterhood

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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.

sisterhood
Noun
1. the state of being sisters or like sisters
2. a religious group of women
3. a group of women united by a common interest or belief

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sisterhood - the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
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
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

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, a sort of cassock, were recognizable as attached to some devout sisterhood.
Other letters were written for me by my valued fellow-workers, the sisterhood at the Mothers'-Small-Clothes.
How can I describe that except by saying that instead of growing used to them--and it's a marvel for a governess: I call the sisterhood to witness
 
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