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brotherhood

brotherhood

26 3.3
A feeling of close support and loyalty between people
  • noun
  • /ˈbrʌðərˌhʊd/
: 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

solidarity
vsbrotherhood
98 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
community
vsbrotherhood
78 2.8

A shared feeling among people with the same interests or goals

is more an emotional, family-like support feeling than shared interests
sense of community
vsbrotherhood
30 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
14 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
brotherly love
vsbrotherhood
14 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
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
community spirit
vsbrotherhood
4 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
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
comradery
vsbrotherhood
  • US
2 5.3

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

is more about family-style mutual support than ordinary friendship
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
belongingness
vsbrotherhood
1 5.6

A feeling of being accepted and included in a group

is deeper, implying active family-style support not just acceptance
communio
vsbrotherhood
1 9.9

A feeling of sharing and close unity among people

is secular family-style solidarity rather than mainly spiritual sharing
communality
vsbrotherhood
1 5.8

A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group

is the emotional sense of support rather than practical sharing
unitedness
vsbrotherhood
1 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
brotherliness
vsbrotherhood
1 3.9

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

is experienced as deep, family-style solidarity rather than simple friendliness
communitas
vsbrotherhood
  • Formal
1 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
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

Antonyms

120 4.7

Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone

55 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
98 5.2
brotherhood
26 3.3
fraternity
  • US
136 4.9
camaraderie
41 6.5
friendship
760 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.