fraternalism

1 8.3

A practice where group members help and support each other

noun
/frəˈtɜrnəlɪzəm/

: fraternidad

The leader emphasized the importance of fraternalism within the group, urging members to help one another in their personal and professional lives.

Examples

The charity organization promotes fraternalism among its volunteers, encouraging them to support each other during community events.
In the sports league, fraternalism is fostered through team-building activities that strengthen the bonds between players.
Proletarian fraternalism that had emphasized working-class struggles and revolutionary values was completely replaced by a Popular Front culture that emphasized democratic struggles and the progressive and anti-fascist values embedded in the traditions of national groups, including the progressive values in the American tradition.

Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

brotherhood

vsfraternalism

26 3.3

A feeling of close support and loyalty between people

is an organized practice of mutual support and group cooperation

freemasonry

vsfraternalism

1 9.0

A natural feeling of friendship between people with similar interests

is a formal system promoting organized mutual support among members

How Supportive

mutual aid

Jargon

3 3.9

solidarity

98 5.2

fraternalism

1 8.3

brotherhood

158 3.7

camaraderie

41 6.5

fellowship

28 4.4

Surface Forms

fraternalism singular

fraternalisms plural

Morphology

fraternalism = fraternal (transparent) = fraternal + ism

The noun is a straightforward derivation from the adjective 'fraternal' plus the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism', yielding the ideology/practice of brotherhood.

Etymology

Fraternalism comes from the Latin root frater meaning 'brother', and you can see the same idea in the word fraternity ('brotherhood'). So, fraternalism is the practice of brotherhood and of members helping each other in a group.