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archconfraternity

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[ahrch-kon-fruh-tur-ni-tee] / ˌɑrtʃ kɒn frəˈtɜr nɪ ti /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

a confraternity having the right to associate itself with confraternities that are similar to it, and to impart to them its privileges and indulgences.

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Inflected Forms

noun

archconfraternities

plural

Etymology

Origin of archconfraternity

From the Italian word arciconfraternità, dating back to 1630–40. See arch- ¹, confraternity

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