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brotherhood

brotherhood

33 3.3
A feeling of close support and loyalty between people
  • noun
  • /ˈbrʌðərˌhʊd/
translation icon : fraternidad
  • His final major works present his views on music, peace, brotherhood, and love.
  • peace and brotherhood
  • spirit of brotherhood
  • brotherhood of man

But it was more of like this spiritual brotherhood kind of situation.

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Examples

  • Religious groups have also been important in preserving culture and promoting peace and brotherhood.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Perhaps the most important of these features is the concept of the brotherhood of Islam.

    Academic text (2001)
  • We have committed to one another in a brotherhood of service and support.

  • So yes, the idea of brotherhood or commitment to members of your unit is important.

  • I am proud to be in the brotherhood with you, buddy.

  • We want peace and brotherhood, of course, but that is another subject.

    Academic text (1990)
  • It's supposed to be about the bonds of brotherhood that develop between soldiers during war.

  • And therefore I look upon everything as a brotherhood and a sisterhood.

  • This is the time for all of us to proclaim our brotherhood with these people.

  • The sense of brotherhood among the volunteers helped them work together effectively during the crisis.

Synonyms

community
vsbrotherhood
2.8

A shared feeling among people with the same interests or goals

is more an emotional, family-like support feeling than shared interests
solidarity
vsbrotherhood
114 5.2

A feeling of being united and helping each other in a group

is felt specifically as family-like support rather than only general unity
sense of community
vsbrotherhood
24 3.2

Feeling that you belong and are close to other people in a group

is experienced more as family-like mutual support than mere belonging
kinship
vsbrotherhood
16 4.0

A strong feeling of connection between people or groups who share similar interests

is experienced as active supportive feeling, not only similarity or likeness
mutuality
vsbrotherhood
4 6.4

A shared feeling or quality between at least two people

focuses on shared give-and-take rather than family-like support feelings
brotherly love
vsbrotherhood
3 3.1

A kind, caring feeling toward other people as if they were your brothers

is broader group solidarity felt like family support, not only affection
comradeship
vsbrotherhood
3 4.9

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

is felt more like familial solidarity and shared duty than casual friendship
community spirit
vsbrotherhood
3 2.9

A feeling that makes people feel they belong and help each other

is felt like brother-style support rather than general neighborhood cooperation
mateship
vsbrotherhood
  • Australian
1 7.8

A strong friendship and trust that makes people help each other

is the same supportive idea but felt as family solidarity rather than national bond
brotherliness
vsbrotherhood
3.9

Friendly, kind, and supportive feeling between people like close family members

is experienced as deep, family-style solidarity rather than simple friendliness
comradery
vsbrotherhood
  • US
5.3

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

is more about family-style mutual support than ordinary friendship
comradeliness
vsbrotherhood
7.5

A friendly, sociable feeling among people who share a common goal

is experienced as stronger family-like support rather than general sociability
communitas
vsbrotherhood
  • Formal
9.9

A strong feeling of togetherness and equality that people feel at festivals or other shared events

is similar but applies broadly, not only during special communal moments
belongingness
vsbrotherhood
5.6

A feeling of being accepted and included in a group

is deeper, implying active family-style support not just acceptance
communality
vsbrotherhood
5.8

A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group

is the emotional sense of support rather than practical sharing
communio
vsbrotherhood
9.9

A feeling of sharing and close unity among people

is secular family-style solidarity rather than mainly spiritual sharing
unitedness
vsbrotherhood
7.0

A feeling of being joined and acting together as one group

is the emotional, family-like support felt within that unity rather than mere unity

Antonyms

147 4.7

Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone

57 6.1

Strong angry feeling toward a person or group

8 7.8

A feeling of no longer being close to someone

Compounds

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

How United

solidarity
114 5.2
brotherhood
33 3.3
fraternity
  • US
126 4.9
camaraderie
43 6.5
friendship
751 1.0

Surface Forms

brotherhood singular
brotherhoods plural

Morphology

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

The sense of solidarity is a metaphorical extension of the familial bond.

Etymology

Brotherhood comes from brother and -hood, which meant 'state' or 'group', and it gives a picture of people acting like brothers. That's why brotherhood now often means a feeling of unity or support, as if people are brothers to each other.