brotherhood
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈbrʌðərˌhʊd/
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hermandad
- He felt a strong sense of brotherhood with his siblings as they grew up together.
Examples
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I know it's time away from your family, but we are family, we have a bond of brotherhood and it's great that you can come here and share time with us.
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Despite this view, and despite brotherhood being one of the closest blood relationships possible, this bond has received little critical attention.
Academic text (2016) -
Know that every Muslim is a Brother to every other Muslim and that the Muslims are one Brotherhood
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We are talking about a non-exclusive, egalitarian brotherhood where community status and more importantly, age, have no bearing whatsoever.
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Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish brotherhood, signed a seven-year lease with the Lawler Development Group.
Blog text (16) -
Their shared experiences during childhood created an unbreakable brotherhood among the three brothers.
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The brotherhood he felt at the annual family reunion was a reminder of their lasting connection.
Synonyms
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4.0
A strong feeling of connection between people or groups who share similar interests
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3.5
A close feeling between people who are related
Antonyms
Compounds
A very close friendship where people promise to be like family, sometimes by mixing blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brotherhood comes from brother and the old ending -hood, which meant 'state' or 'group'. So brotherhood originally meant the state of being brothers and describes the relationship between siblings.