sisterhood

noun

/ˈsɪs.tə.hʊd/

/-tɚ-/

Definition

› [U] a strong feeling of friendship and support among women who are involved in action to improve women's rightsHuman rights › [U] the relationship between sisters: It was sisterhood that made her care for me as she did.Family relations in general › [C, + sing/pl verb] a society of women living a religious lifeFollowers of religious groups the sisterhood [+ sing/pl verb] › women involved in action to improve women's rightsHuman rightsGroups of people

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