confraternity
Americannoun
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a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, especially to religious or charitable service.
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a society or organization, especially of men, united for some purpose or in some profession.
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Origin of confraternity
1425–75; late Middle English confraternite < Medieval Latin confrāternitās, derivative of confrāter ( see confrere), on the model of Latin frāternitās fraternity
Example Sentences
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It is paraded through the streets of the city during a solemn Good Friday procession by the Confraternity of Santa Maria del Suffragio.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2020
“I long ago gave up trying to define who is and who is not a true pilgrim,” said Brian Mooney, chairman of the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome, a Britain-based group that promotes pilgrimages.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2016
Veneration I grow up in Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes where we discuss the differences between worship and veneration.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2013
A letter written in about 1494 suggests that Leonardo was not satisfied with the pittance he was getting from the Confraternity.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2010
Mam is gone when I wake but there’s movement in the room and it’s the priest, Father Gorey, from the Confraternity saying Mass at a table in the corner.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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