Brethren Definition

brĕthrən
brother
noun
Brothers.
Webster's New World

Members of the Church of the Brethren or of other Protestant groups similar in origin and practices.

Webster's New World
(in the singular), a member of a Brethren congregation or denomination.
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(in the plural, informal) Any Brethren denomination (usually preceded by "the" or "The")
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adjective
Of or pertaining to any religious group that uses or formerly used the word "Brethren", capitalized, in referring to itself or its members.
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Brethren Sentence Examples

  • The growth of the Brethren was rapid.

  • His new brethren gave him letters to the Kiev and Odessa Masons and promised to write to him and guide him in his new activity.

  • This was the origin of the Brethren of the Common Lot (or Common Life).

  • The Jews of America have also taken a foremost place in the succour of their oppressed brethren in Russia and other parts of the world.

  • For a hundred years the Brethren were almost extinct.

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