2. (R. C. Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sodalities — n. fellowship, fraternity; union, society … English contemporary dictionary
Pantribal sodalities — are non kin groups that extend across an entire tribe, and may span several villages. Pantribal sodalities sometimes arise in areas where two or more different cultures overlap and are in regular contact. Such sodalities are especially likely to… … Wikipedia
Sodality — • It would not be possible to give a definition making a clear distinction between the sodalities and other confraternities; consequently the development and history of the sodalities are the same as those of the religious confraternities… … Catholic encyclopedia
Sodality (Catholic Church) — A sodality, also known as a union of prayer or confraternity , is an older designation for a lay ecclesial movement or organization in the Roman Catholic Church. In many Christian religions, modality refers to the structure and organization of… … Wikipedia
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Bis Saeculari — (September 27, 1948, is an Apostolic Constitution, of Pope Pius XII on the Sodality of Our Lady. It reminisces the two hundredth anniversary of the Papal bull Gloriosae Dominae of Pope Benedict XIV in 1748.Apostolic constitutions are the highest… … Wikipedia
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Jean Paul Medaille — Jean Paul Medaille † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Paul Medaille Jesuit missionary; b. at Carcassonne, the capital of the Department of Aude, France, 29 January, 1618; d. at Auch, the capital of the Department of Gers, France, 15 May,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Jean Paul Médaille — Jean Pierre Médaille (1610 1669) was an older brother, apparently often confused with Jean Paul Jean Paul Médaille (29 January 1618 – 15 May 1689) was a French Jesuit missionary, and founder of an order of Catholic religious sisters. Médaille was … Wikipedia
Sodality (social anthropology) — In social anthropology, a sodality is a non kin group organized for a specific purpose (economic, cultural, or other), and frequently spanning villages or towns [http://www.wifi assen.nl/ mahuuon/CA/CA glos a.htm] . Sodalities are often based on… … Wikipedia
