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brotherhood

brotherhood

43 3.7
A group of people in the same job who support each other
  • noun
  • /ˈbrʌðərˌhʊd/
translation icon : hermandad
  • After years of collaboration, the scientists formed a brotherhood dedicated to advancing research in environmental protection.
  • member of the brotherhood
  • religious brotherhoods
  • Muslim Brotherhood

But on the back of the shirts it says Long live the real brotherhood.

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Examples

  • So it's really cool stuff like dude stuff and and guys get to build a brotherhood and which is missing today.

  • I was ready to offer you a seat in the Brotherhood.

  • And so like any kind of self help group, the brotherhood comes together, the network, right?

  • We, we literally lost maybe our brotherhood during that time, but we never lost the business.

  • Tomorrow we officially join the high school brotherhood.

  • We are a brotherhood of brilliance, every single one of us.

  • Note once again the theme of unity, a brotherhood of servants of God.

    Academic text (1994)
  • He joined a brotherhood of heroes.

  • If the brotherhood keeps growing so, you'll be able to restore all the churches in Italy.

  • Dave wasn't the only one from those early days of the Brotherhood who had become disillusioned.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

fellowship
vsbrotherhood
40 3.9

A group of people who share the same interests or activities

is more about close personal bonds and mutual support
fraternity
vsbrotherhood
12 5.5

All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group

is broader and includes informal camaraderie and non professional groups
comradeship
vsbrotherhood
3 4.9

A feeling of friendship and trust among people who spend a lot of time together

is the group sense focusing on lasting close relations rather than only goodwill
sodality
vsbrotherhood
1 9.9

A group of people who share a common purpose and work together

is more general and stresses close friendship and camaraderie
confraternity
vsbrotherhood
  • Formal
1 8.4

A group of people who work together for religious, charitable or social causes

is broader and not limited to religious or charity groups
comradery
vsbrotherhood
  • US
5.3

A feeling of trust and friendship between people who spend time together

is used for a group identity rather than just a shared feeling

Antonyms

138 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

4 6.4

A situation when people or groups do not agree

Compounds

A very close friendship where people promise to be like family, sometimes by mixing blood

How Close

brotherhood
43 3.7
fraternity
  • US
126 4.9
fellowship
40 3.9
association
188 2.8
group
1.0

Surface Forms

brotherhood singular
brotherhoods plural

Morphology

brotherhood = brother (semi-transparent) = brother + hood

The sense of a group sharing common interests is a metaphorical extension of the familial bond.

Etymology

Brotherhood comes from brother and -hood, meaning 'group' or 'state', and was used for any close group of people. So brotherhood often means a group of people with the same job or purpose who feel close to one another.