fraternity

fra·ter·ni·ty  (fr-tûrn-t)

n. pl. fra·ter·ni·ties

1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.

2. A group of people joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests, or tastes: the fraternity of bird watchers.

3. A chiefly social organization of men students at a college or university, usually designated by Greek letters.

4. Roman Catholic Church A sodality.

5. The quality or condition of being brothers; brotherliness.

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[Middle English fraternite, from Old French, from Latin frternits, from frternus, fraternal; see fraternal.]

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fraternity [frəˈtɜːnɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a body of people united in interests, aims, etc. the teaching fraternity

2. brotherhood

3. (Social Science / Education) US and Canadian a secret society joined by male students, usually functioning as a social club

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fraternity

a fellowship or association of men, as for a benevolent or charitable purpose or at a college.

See also: Society

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Fraternity a group of men joined by a common interest or organized for religious purposes, 1330. See also brotherhood, fellowship, guild.

Examples: fraternity of couriers, 1838; of free masons, 1851; of goldsmiths, 1870; of mercers, 1483; of vagabonds, 1561.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates frat gild, guild, social club, society, club, lodge, order - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
	2.	fraternity - people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" sodality, brotherhood 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

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fraternity

noun

1. companionship, fellowship, brotherhood, kinship, camaraderie, comradeship He needs the fraternity of others.

2. circle, company, set, order, clan, guild the spread of stolen guns among the criminal fraternity

3. brotherhood, club, union, society, league, association, sodality He joined a college fraternity.

Translations

fraternity [frəˈtɜːnɪtɪ] N

1. (= comradeship) → fraternidad f

2. (US) (Univ) → círculo m estudiantil

3. (= organization) → hermandad f
the criminal fraternity → el mundo del hampa
the yachting fraternity → los aficionados a la vela SORORITY/FRATERNITY

fraternity [frəˈtɜː^rnɪti] n

(= friendship and support) → fraternité f

(= social group) → confrérie f, communauté f
the sailing fraternity → la confrérie des marins

(US) (in university) association d'étudiants sélective

fraternity

n

no pl → Brüderlichkeit f

(= community) → Vereinigung f, → Zunft f; (Eccl) → Bruderschaft f; (US Univ) → Verbindung f; the legal/medical/teaching fraternity → die Juristen pl → /Mediziner pl → /Lehrer pl; the hunting/sailing fraternity → die Jagd-/Segelfans pl; the criminal fraternity → die Kriminellen pl, → die Unterwelt ? also sorority

fraternity [frəˈtɜːnɪtɪ] n → fraternità; (club) → associazione f; (spirit) → fratellanza (Am) (Univ) associazione studentesca maschile