broth·er·hood (br    r-h d )n. 1. The state or relationship of being brothers. 2. Fellowship. 3. An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes. 4. All the members of a profession or trade. |
brotherhood [ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the state of being related as a brother or brothers
2. an association or fellowship, such as a trade union
3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) all persons engaged in a particular profession, trade, etc
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the belief, feeling, or hope that all men should regard and treat one another as brothers
Brotherhood an association or guild; a profession, person, or things of like kind or interest; a fellowship. See also fraternity.
Examples: brotherhood of blood, 1860; of lofty elms, 1814; of monks and friars, 1528; of mountains, 1843; of the sons of God, 1526.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  brotherhood - the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblingsfamily relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| 2. | brotherhood - people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" brother - a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" sodalist - a member of a sodality | |
| 3. | brotherhood - the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers friendliness - a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company | |
| 4. |  brotherhood - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"organization, organisation - a group of people who work together industrial union, vertical union - a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft craft union - a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft company union - a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union labor movement, trade union movement, labor - an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement I.W.W., Industrial Workers of the World, IWW - a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I |
brotherhood
noun
1. fellowship, kinship, companionship, comradeship, friendliness, camaraderie, brotherliness He believed in socialism and the brotherhood of man.
Translations
brotherhood [ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd] n → fratellanza, fraternità; (group) → confraternita
brotherhood [ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd] n → fratellanza, fraternità; (group) → confraternita
brotherhood [ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd] n → fratellanza, fraternità; (group) → confraternita
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