Confraternity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An association of persons united in a common purpose or profession.
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  • n. A group of people with a common interest.
  • n. A fraternity or brotherhood.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A brotherhood; a society or body of men united for some purpose or in some profession; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, a lay brotherhood devoted to some particular religious or charitable service: as (in the middle ages), the confraternity of bridge-builders. The word is now similarly used in the Anglican and Protestant Episcopal churches. Also called sodality.
    • Word Usage
    "To call the confraternity "Lefebvrist" and non-catholic reflects one or other of these positions."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    brotherhood   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sodality    genuflexion    ardency    class-meeting    churchgoer   
     
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