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1 brotherhood
1) (the state of being a brother: the ties of brotherhood.) αδελφοσύνη2) (an association of men for a certain purpose.) αδελφότητα -
2 brother
1) (the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents: I have two brothers.) αδελφός2) (a fellow member of any group ( also adjective): brother officers.) συνάδελφος3) ((plural also brethren ['breƟrən]) a member of a religious group: The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily.) αδελφός•- brother-in-law
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brotherhood — ► NOUN 1) the relationship between brothers. 2) a feeling of kinship and closeness. 3) an association or community of people … English terms dictionary
brotherhood — noun 1 (U) a feeling of friendship between people: peace and brotherhood among men 2 (C) an organization or society formed for a particular purpose, especially a religious one: the Franciscan brotherhood 3 (C) old fashioned a union of workers in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
brotherhood — noun 1) the ideals of justice and brotherhood Syn: comradeship, fellowship, brotherliness, fraternalism, kinship; camaraderie, friendship 2) a masonic brotherhood Syn: society, fraternity, association, alliance … Thesaurus of popular words
brotherhood — noun a) The state of being brothers or a brother. A brotherhood of venerable trees. . b) An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity. Syn: fraternity, association, fellowship, sodality, breth … Wiktionary
brotherhood — noun Etymology: Middle English brotherhede, brotherhod, alteration of brotherrede, from Old English brōthorrǣden, from brōthor + rǣden condition more at kindred Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being brothers 2. fellowship, allianc … New Collegiate Dictionary
brotherhood — noun 1》 the relationship between brothers. ↘a feeling of kinship and closeness. 2》 an association or community of people with a common interest, religion, or trade. ↘N. Amer. a trade union. Origin ME: prob. from obs. brotherred (based on… … English new terms dictionary
brotherhood — UK [ˈbrʌðə(r)ˌhʊd] / US [ˈbrʌðərˌhʊd] noun Word forms brotherhood : singular brotherhood plural brotherhoods 1) [uncountable] the friendship and support that a group of people, especially men, get from one another He taught us freedom, tolerance … English dictionary
brotherhood — broth|er|hood [ brʌðər,hud ] noun 1. ) uncount the friendship and support that a group of people, especially men, get from one another: He taught us freedom, tolerance, and brotherhood. 2. ) count a group of people, especially a group of men, who … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Brotherhood — This unusual and interesting name, recorded in English church registers under the variant spellings Brotherhed, Brotherheed, Brotherhead, Bretherhod etc., from the mid 16th Century, has two distinct possible origins. Firstly, it may have… … Surnames reference
brotherhood — [ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd] noun 1) [U] the friendship and support that a group of people get from one another 2) [C] a group of people who have similar interests … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
brotherhood — /ˈbrʌðəhʊd/ (say brudhuhhood) noun 1. condition or quality of being related as brothers. 2. condition or quality of being associated on the footing of brothers, or of regarding other people in a brotherly way. 3. a fraternal or trade organisation …