brotherhood

CEFRB1

/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A relationship or group based on shared interests or beliefs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession

Examples

  • "Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood" is also Haiti's motto.

  • Sami loved the spirit of brotherhood he found within Islam.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbɹʊðəˌɹʊd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.

  2. The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

  3. People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.

More examples

In context

  • The belief in the brotherhood of men seems like an idiotic dream nowadays.

  • James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia.

  • the legal brotherhood

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Origin

noun

From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother + -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of Early Middle English brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English brōþorrǣden (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother + -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red. Piecewise doublet of friarhood.