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Antonyms for brotherhood

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bruhth -er-hoo d
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrʌð ərˌhʊd


Definition of brotherhood

Origin :
  • equivalent of Old English broþerrede "fellowship, brotherhood," with ending as in kindred; in early Middle English the word was brotherhede with ending as in maidenhead. The modern word, with -hood, is from 15c. Originally "relationship of a brother," also "friendly companionship." Concrete sense of "an association, a fraternity" is from mid-14c. in the Middle English word (later also "labor union," 1880s). Old English also had broðorscipe "brothership," broðorsibb "kinship of brothers."
  • Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics,And the Catholics hate the Protestants,And the Hindus hate the Muslims,And everybody hates the Jews.[Tom Lehrer, "National Brotherhood Week" lyrics, 1965]
  • noun association
Example sentences :
  • Yet there are other powers who are not "ohai band" (of the brotherhood)—China, for instance.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Well I know that it will stand none the lower for your having joined the brotherhood.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It is our duty to the Brotherhood—it is also our duty to God.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Christmas had come and gone at the Brotherhood, and yet the project was unfulfilled.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • He remembered me at the Brotherhood, and told me all about it.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • What the gods have given to be the seal of brotherhood do not make of none effect yourselves.
  • Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
  • A member of the Brotherhood would have been promptly dealt with, you bet.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • I can afford to say these things, and you can afford to hear them, for there is a sort of brotherhood between us.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • To what guild or brotherhood of impetuous travellers had he ascribed me?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • The Brotherhood of the Peoples will come, not in my time, but it will come.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Synonyms for brotherhood

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