sisterhood
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English susterhede; equivalent to sister + -hood (with a modification in the suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sisterhood (countable and uncountable, plural sisterhoods)
- The state, or kinship of being sisters.
- The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
- A religious society of women.
- 1975 April 21, Eleanor Blau, “Feminists Decry the Role Of Women in Jewish Life”, in The New York Times[1]:
- In contrast, she said, women join sisterhoods and do volunteer work for Jewish fundraising organizations that are run and dominated by men.
- (feminism) The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)
- 2017 September 23, Kaitlyn Greenidge, “‘Sisterhood’ Felt Meaningless. So My Sisters and I Got in the Car.”, in The New York Times[2]:
- 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?
Synonyms
[edit]- (state of being sisters): sistership
- (feminist concept): womanhood
Hypernyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]state of being sisters
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quality of being sisterly
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religious society of women
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