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Antonyms for sisterhood

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sis-ter-hoo d
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪs tərˌhʊd

Definition of sisterhood

Origin :
  • "state of being a sister," late 14c., from sister + -hood. Meaning "a society of sisters" (usually a religious order) is from 1590s; sense of "women having some common characteristic or calling" is from c.1600.
  • noun bond
Example sentences :
  • "She never missed before," says a knitting-woman of the sisterhood.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • There is a little house close by the Sisterhood where she and the boy could live.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • But we have not found any lack of money among the Sisterhood.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • They have banded themselves into a Sisterhood, and christened our clergy-house a 'Settlement.'
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • But is accomplished at the expense of the sisterhood of women.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • But self-denial is one of the first lessons learnt in our Sisterhood.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
  • The Sisterhood is open day and night to all the poor who are in need of help of any kind.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • Savannah suffered least of the fair Atlantic sisterhood, from the blockade.
  • Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
  • A sister may, for instance, withdraw220/216 from the sisterhood for proper cause.
  • Extract from : « Deaconesses in Europe » by Jane M. Bancroft
  • Not 'the cup of brotherhood' but 'the sausage of sisterhood'!
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil

Synonyms for sisterhood

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