Meaning of soror | Babel Free

Definitions

1. sister
   declension-3, feminine
2. cousin, daughter of either a father's brother or of a mother's sister
   declension-3, feminine
3. female friend
   declension-3, feminine
4. sister, nun
   declension-3, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“Anna refert: “Ō lūce magis dīlēcta sorōrī, ….””

Anna replies: “O [Dido], more dear to [your] sister than daylight, ….” (Anna, Dido’s beloved sister and confidant, speaks her first line in the Aeneid.)

“Pliadās aspiciēs omnēs tōtumque sorōrum”

You will see all the Pleiades, and the whole group of sisters, when there shall be one night remaining before the Ides. (See: Pleiades; Pleiades (Greek mythology).)

“dīc sapientiae soror mea es et prūdentiam vocā amīcam tuam Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)”

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