society

Everyday

1. Society is all the people living together in a country or the world, with their ways of life, rules and customs. tree →
2. A society is a group or club of people who share an interest or aim, like a science society or a drama society. tree →
3. Society can mean being with other people, company. tree →

In the lessons

In history and social studies lessons, pupils learn how society works: laws, jobs, families, schools and helping others. In everyday life there are societies for animals, bird-watching or chess. Phrases: «in society», «modern society», «a member of society», «animal welfare society».

Examples

• Laws help keep society safe and fair. tree →
• We learnt how society was different long ago. tree →
• My sister joined the school drama society. tree →
• Everyone in society has rights and duties. tree →
• The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds looks after wild birds. tree →
• Kindness makes society a better place. tree →
• Teachers and nurses do important work for society. tree →
• There is neither society here, nor solitude. tree →

Note

Countable for clubs («two societies»), but usually uncountable for people in general («in society», no «the»). Plural: change y to ies. Stress: so-SY-uh-tee. Adjective: «social».

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the word appears only in modern editors' notes, such as the Hermetic Society that Westcott lectured to; it is not part of the Hebrew text or its teaching. In the primary lessons: In history and social studies lessons, pupils learn how society works: laws, jobs, families, schools and helping others. In everyday life there are societies for animals, bird-watching or chess. Phrases: «in society», «modern society», «a member of society», «animal welfare society».

Examples

• Womem's Prixting Society, Ltd., 66, Whitcomb Street, W.C. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The substance of this little volume was read as a [p. 13] Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Countable for clubs («two societies»), but usually uncountable for people in general («in society», no «the»). Plural: change y to ies. Stress: so-SY-uh-tee. Adjective: «social».