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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.

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

fraternity
Noun
pl -ties
1. a body of people united in interests, aims, etc.
2. friendship between groups of people
3. US & Canad a society of male students

fraternity
a fellowship or association of men, as for a benevolent or charitable purpose or at a college.
See also: Society
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fraternityfraternity - a social club for male undergraduates
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"
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

fraternity
Translations

fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] n (= club) → fraternidad f;
(US) → club m de estudiantes (= guild); gremio
fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] n (= club) → communauté f, confrérie f (= spirit); fraternité f
fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] fraternal nBrüderlichkeit f;
(US) (Univ) → Verbindung f;
the legal/medical/golfing fraternity → die Juristen/Mediziner/Golfer pl
fraternity [frəˈtəːnɪtɪ] n (= club) → associazione f (= spirit); fratellanza


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Our grand master is still to be named; for like royal kings of old times, we find the headwaters of our fraternity in nothing short of the great gods themselves.
A fourth requested, in the name of the whole medical fraternity, that Cotton Mather would confine his attention to people's souls, and leave the physicians to take care of their bodies.
While they were thus amusing themselves, another of the fraternity made his appearance, and looked gravely on their sports for some time, without offering to join in them.
 
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