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Meaning of brotherhood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈbɹʌð.ɚˌhʊd

Definitions

  1. The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively)
  2. The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
    countable, uncountable
  3. An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity
  4. The state or relationship of being brothers.
  5. An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
    countable, uncountable
  6. All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
  7. Fellowship.
  8. People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind
  9. An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes.
  10. People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
    countable, uncountable
  11. All the members of a profession or trade.
  12. (Genetics) the state of being related as a brother or brothers
  13. an association or fellowship, such as a trade union
  14. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) all persons engaged in a particular profession, trade, etc
  15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the belief, feeling, or hope that all people should regard and treat one another as equals
  16. the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers.
  17. the quality of being brotherly; fellowship.

Equivalents

Afrikaans broederskap
Azərbaycanca qardaşlıq
Български братство
Čeština bratrství bratrstvo
Cymraeg brawdoliaeth
Dansk broderskab
Esperanto frateco
فارسی برادری
Gaeilge bráithreachas
Magyar testvériség
Italiano fratellanza
日本語 兄弟の間柄
ქართული საძმო ძმობა
Kurdî cemiyet lokal
Latina fraternitas
Македонски братство
മലയാളം സാഹോദര്യം
Nederlands broederschap
Português fraternidade irmandade
Русский братство
Shqip vëllazëri
Tagalog kapatiran
Tiếng Việt hữu ái

Examples

“brotherdom”
“"Read lips: Without gas or without you? Without you. Without light or without you? Without you. Without water or without you? Without you. Without food or without you? Without you. "Cold, hunger, darkness and thirst are not as terrible and deadly for us as your "friendship and brotherhood."”
“James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia.”
“the legal brotherhood”
“the medical brotherhood”
“a brotherhood of venerable trees”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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