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Christian Brothers

British  

plural noun

  1. Also called: Brothers of the Christian Schools. RC Church a religious congregation of laymen founded in France in 1684 for the education of the poor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His parents shipped him off to an all-boys, religious high school at 14 near Napa, where he trained to become a member of the Christian Brothers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

At Christian Brothers High, he played varsity as a freshman and was team captain as a sophomore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

He later moved to the Abbey Christian Brothers Primary School in Newry from 1966 to 1973 before returning to the school in 1987 as headmaster until his retirement in 1998.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

He got his start in football in Sacramento, playing as a tight end star at Christian Brothers High School, where he was a Sacramento Bee All-Metro and All-Decade performer.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

Christian Brothers looked like a bottle of wine: it had a long, slender spout and a simple off-white label.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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