Definition of 'brotherhood'
Word forms: plural brotherhoods
1. uncountable noun
2. countable noun
A brotherhood is an organization whose members all have the same political aims and beliefs or the same job or profession.
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brotherhood in British English
noun
1.
the state of being related as a brother or brothers
2.
3.
all persons engaged in a particular profession, trade, etc
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brotherhood in American English
noun
1.
the state of being a brother or brothers
2.
3.
a belief in, or feeling of, unity and cooperation among men or among all people
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brotherhood in American English
(ˈbrʌðərˌhud)
noun
1.
the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers
2.
the quality of being brotherly; fellowship
3.
a fraternal or trade organization
4.
all those engaged in a particular trade or profession or sharing a common interest or quality
5.
the belief that all people should act with warmth and equality toward one another, regardless of differences in race, creed, nationality, etc.
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brotherhood
British English: brotherhood
NOUN /ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd/
Brotherhood is the affection and loyalty that you feel for people who you have something in common with.
People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood.
- American English: brotherhood /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/
- Brazilian Portuguese: confraria
- Chinese: 兄弟情谊
- European Spanish: hermandad
- French: fraternité
- German: Brüderlichkeit
- Italian: fratellanza
- Japanese: 兄弟愛
- Korean: 형제애
- European Portuguese: confraria
- Latin American Spanish: hermandad
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