Sisterhood

//ˈsɪstɚˌhʊd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state, or kinship of being sisters. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest wordnet
  5. 5
    A religious society of women. countable, uncountable

    "In contrast, she said, women join sisterhoods and do volunteer work for Jewish fundraising organizations that are run and dominated by men."

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  1. 6
    the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings wordnet
  2. 7
    The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.) countable, uncountable

    "What does the rallying cry of sisterhood and the concept of feminism mean when last year, the majority of white, female voters chose whiteness as a political identity over womanhood?"

Etymology

From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).

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