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The state of being brothers or a brother
“For since the days of Cain and Abel, when brothers by blood transgressed the will of God, there is no true brotherhood by blood.”
An association or community of people linked by a common interest, religion, or trade
“Moving to Seville, he joins a brotherhood of criminals, yet another makeshift family, and aligns himself with a woman of ill repute.”
Friendship or companionship, as exists between brothers
“But the truth was that the bond of brotherhood was strong between the two of them that neither could truly deny the other anything, though Will exploited this relationship much more than Eaton.”
The spirit of goodwill that exists within a social circle
“More importantly, however, it strengthened that sense of brotherhood within the community.”
A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent
A recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church
House or dwelling where friars or members of certain religious communities live
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