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confraternity
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con·fra·ter·ni·ty  (knfr-tûrn-t)
n. pl. con·fra·ter·ni·ties
An association of persons united in a common purpose or profession.
[Middle English confraternite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cnfrternits, from cnfrter, colleague; see confrere.]
confraternity [ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
[from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity]
confraternal  adj
confraternity
a brotherhood, especially a group of men bound by a common goal or interest.
See also: Society
Confraternity an association of men united together for some profession or object. See also brotherhood, clan, fraternity.
Examples: confraternity of aldermen, 1654; of chimney sweeps, 1688; of men-milliners [‘dandies’], 1885; of monks and friars, 1688; of potters, 1601; of traitors, 1872.
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Many Tendai Buddhist congregations and confraternities organize package tours to their head temple at Enryakuji on Mt.
Kyoto pilgrimage past and present by Winfield, Pamela D. / Cross Currents
The authorities have created a television and radio station to promote Sufism and the zaouias or religious confraternities that preach and practice it, in addition to regular appearances by Sufi sheikhs on other stations.
Algeria sponsors Sufism in efforts to extinguish extremism by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
The authorities have created a television and radio station to promote Sufism and the "zaouias" or religious confraternities that preach and practice it, in addition to regular appearances by Sufi sheikhs on other stations.
Algeria-extremism by Chikh, Lamine / The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
 
 
 
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