brethren

Speech parts

1. brethren - Noun

Derived from brother

2. brethren - Adjective

Meaning

pl. of Brother.

of Brother

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brotherhood sis auntie mennonite friar kindred parish laity anabaptist brother congregation Amish frater grandnephew half-brother

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Antonyms

bandit challenger nemesis competition enemy opposition

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Hypernyms

sect religious order religious sect

Related terms

brotherhood brother in Christ

Phrases with the word

swiss brethren evangelical brethren church german baptist brethren brethren church brethren methodist church evangelical brethren methodist church

Examples

I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Joseph Smith

Right is of no Sex-Truth is of no Color-God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren. Frederick Douglass

There was a day when I died; died to self, my opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren or friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God. George Müller

I want my sex to claim nothing from their brethren but what their brethren may justly claim from them. Sarah Grimké

St. Francis shaved himself first, and then he shaved his brethren. Italian Proverb

Within the four seas all man are brethren. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Brethauer bretheling Bretherton brethren church brethren methodist church Bretnall