Sisterhood

Definitions

1. The state, or kinship of being sisters.
   countable, uncountable
2. The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
   countable, uncountable
3. A religious society of women.
   countable, uncountable
4. The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

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

“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?”

“In a terrible way, I’ve never felt more part of a sisterhood or more certain that pain is shared within that family.”

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