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sisterhood
[sis-ter-hood]
noun
the state of being a sister.
a group of sisters, especially of nuns or of female members of a church.
an organization of women with a common interest, as for social, charitable, business, or political purposes.
congenial relationship or companionship among women; mutual female esteem, concern, support, etc.
Usually the sisterhood. the community or network of women who participate in or support feminism.
sisterhood
/ ˈɪəˌʊ /
noun
the state of being related as a sister or sisters
a religious body or society of sisters, esp a community, order, or congregation of nuns
the bond between women who support the Women's Movement
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sisterhood1
Example Sentences
Behind the rhetoric of sisterhood lurks avarice and greed.
Deathracer413 is both a brotherhood and a sisterhood, says Tuli Lam, 31, a physical therapy student and one of the only women skaters in attendance today.
All survived, forging a sisterhood that endured and resulted in lifelong activism.
But O’Donnell likens the dynamics of the cast at that time to a dysfunctional sisterhood, adding that Morgan defusing the situation with Bensimon felt like someone trying to comfort a sibling.
Amanda Knox has found comfort in “the sisterhood of ill repute.”
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