What does brethren mean?
Definitions for brethren
ˈbrɛð rɪnbrethren
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Princeton's WordNet
brethrennoun
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
Wiktionary
brethrennoun
the body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order
Brethrenadjective
of or pertaining to any religious group that uses or formerly used the word "Brethren", capitalized, in referring to itself or its members
Brethrennoun
any Brethren denomination
Brethrennoun
a member of a Brethren congregation or denomination
Etymology: From Early Modern English, from brethere, brether (+ -en), alteration, due to breþer, of broþor, broþru. Compare Brüder. More at brother.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Brethrennoun
The plural of brother.
All these sects are brethren to each other in faction, ignorance, iniquity, perverseness, pride. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
brethren
Brethren is a term used to refer to male members of a group, organization, or profession with a common characteristic or purpose. It may also refer to fellow members within a religious congregation, often used in Christian contexts. It serves as an archaic plural form of "brother".
Webster Dictionary
Brethrennoun
pl. of Brother
Brethren
of Brother
Brethren
of Brother
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Brethren
breth′ren, pl. of Brother (q.v.).
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brethren in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brethren in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of brethren in a Sentence
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness-a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.
If Muslims go anywhere in the world to defend their brethren this is a good thing. Of course it should be permitted to go and fight, anyone who goes and stands alongside them is noble. In anyone’s book it is the right thing to do.
rain a fall, breeze a blow. bend down low let me tell you what I know!- trench town days with ras cardo and the brethren and sistrens including- bob marley, peter tosh, cherry junior, and others.
The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
If you just follow the crowd, what's going to happen? All the consequences are going to happen to you. Look how many of my brethren have died young.
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- الاخوةArabic
- germansCatalan, Valencian
- broderDanish
- BrüderGerman
- αδελφότηταGreek
- fratojEsperanto
- hermanosSpanish
- برادرانPersian
- veljetFinnish
- frères, confrèresFrench
- bhráithreIrish
- irmánsGalician
- אחים לדתHebrew
- fratresInterlingua
- confratelliItalian
- אַחִים לְדָתHebrew
- 同胞Japanese
- ಸಹೋದರರುKannada
- 형제Korean
- fratresLatin
- broedersDutch
- bractwoPolish
- confraria, confrade, irmãosPortuguese
- братствоRussian
- bröderSwedish
- kardeşlerTurkish
- 弟兄们Chinese
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