Look up: brethren

1. brethren
   [n] - the members of a male religious order
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2. Brethren
   Breth'ren noun ; plural of Brother . » This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities, or their members.
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3. brethren
   noun (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
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4. Brethren
   • (n.) pl. of Brother. • (pl. ) of Brother • (pl. ) of Brother
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5. Brethren
   group of Protestant churches that trace their origin to Schwarzenau, Hesse, where in 1708 a group of seven persons under the leadership of Alexander ...
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6. Brethren
   Brethren, German Baptist religious group. They were popularly known as Dunkards, Dunkers, or Tunkers, from the German for “to dip,” referring to their method of baptizing. The Brethren evolved from the Pietist movement in Germany. The first congregation was organized there in 1708 by Ale...
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7. Brethren
   `Brethren` is a name adopted by several Protestant Christian bodies which do not necessarily share historical roots. As classified in The Pilgrim Church by EH Broadbent, the earliest primitive churches to Paulician Brethren, to Bogomil Brethren, to Anabaptist and to Moravian Brethren were historical...
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