Look up: confraternity

1. Confraternity
   Con`fra·ter'ni·ty noun ; plural Confraternities . [ Late Latin confraternitas : confer French confraternité . See Fraternity .] A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood....
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2. Confraternity
   • (n.) A society of body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood.
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3. confraternity
   confraternity 1. A group of people united in a common profession or for some purpose, often a group of Christians who have joined together to perform charitable acts. 2. A brotherhood; an association of men united for some purpose or in some common profession; a guild; especially, a brotherhood devo...
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4. Confraternity
   A `confraternity` is normally a Roman Catholic or Orthodox organization of lay people created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy. An archconfraternity is a "franchise" of confraternities, able to establish differen...
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