brotherhood
noun
the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers.
brotherhoods
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pluralof brotherhood.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The leaders of Senegal’s influential Muslim brotherhoods have urged protesters to show restraint in the days ahead.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2021
The leaders of Senegal’s influential Muslim brotherhoods on Sunday urged protesters to show restraint in the days ahead.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2021
Jia Zhangke takes an empathetic look at criminal brotherhoods in China in his new gangster film Ash Is Purest White.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2019
Gulen and his followers have advocated a conservative Islamic lifestyle mixed with Turkish nationalism, high education standards and — unlike many Muslim brotherhoods — a selectively pro-Western worldview.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2017
There were groceries and herbal shops, clothing shops and laundries, halls that housed the brotherhoods or the district associations or the offices of family clans.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
