to Catholic Examiner Merriam- Webster ...so??ci??e??ty noun \s??-??s??-??-t??\ : people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values : the people of a particular country, area, time, etc., thought of especially as an organized community cul??tur??al adjective \??k??lch-r??l, ??k??l-ch??-\ : of or relating to a particular group of people