Meaning of BRETHREN
| Pronunciation: | | 'bredhrin
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| | Definition: | | [n] the members of a male religious order |
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| | See Also: | | religious order, religious sect, sect | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Breth"ren\, n.;
pl. of {Brother}.
Note: This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in
solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or
fraternities, or their members.
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| | Related Terms: | | assembly, aunt, auntie, blood brother, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, churchgoers, class, congregation, country cousin, cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, daughter, father, first cousin, flock, fold, foster brother, frater, grandnephew, grandniece, granduncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, half brother, kid brother, laity, laymen, minyan, mother, nephew, niece, nonclerics, nonordained persons, nuncle, nunks, nunky, parish, parishioners, people, second cousin, seculars, sheep, sis, sissy, sister, sister-german, sistern, society, son, stepbrother, stepsister, unc, uncle, uncs, uterine brother |
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