Brotherhood

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state or relationship of being brothers.
  • n. Fellowship.
  • n. An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes.
  • n. All the members of a profession or trade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state of being brothers or a brother.
  • n. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
  • n. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
  • n. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being brothers or a brother.
  • n. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
  • n. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession.
  • n. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fact or condition of being a brother.
  • n. The quality of being brotherly.
  • n. An association of men for any purpose; a fraternity.
  • n. A class of individuals of the same kind, profession, or occupation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
  • n. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
  • n. people engaged in a particular occupation
  • n. the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    sisterhood   
    Synonym
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    Rhyme
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    motherhood   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fraternity    fellowship    solidarity    equality    comradeship    unity    friendship    chivalry    amity    goodwill