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Kindred

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɪndɹɪd

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
  3. A city and town in North Dakota.
  4. People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
  5. A locality in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A grouping of relatives.
  7. Blood relationship.
  8. Affinity, likeness.
  9. One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
  10. A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.

Equivalents

19 more languages
العربيةالقريب
Българскиродсходен
Catalàsaga
Igbonguru
Italianoaffine
ქართულიმონათესავე
Kurdîsaga
Polskipokrewny
Portuguêssemelhante
Svenskabesläktad
Українськаспоріднений

Examples

“*Behold he commeth with clouds, and euery eye ſhal ſee him,and they alſo which pearced him: and all kinreds of the earth ſhall waıle becauſe of him: euen ſo. Amen.”
Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds,[…]”
“He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy—”
And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred?”
“We talked with Jonina about our kindred, Heathenry in the United States, Asatru in Iceland, and the details of our religious practice.[…]”
Your chosen kindred or other group is a Venn circle that contains you, but it may not be the same circle as your family.”
Not all, but many people believe that if you're not in a kindred, then you are not a real Norse Pagan or heathen.”

CEFR level

C2
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