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Christian Brothers

British  

plural noun

  1. Also called: Brothers of the Christian SchoolsRC 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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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

Mr Dunleavy also taught at St Aiden's Christian Brothers Primary School off the Whiterock Road in west Belfast between 1973 and 1977, later becoming its headmaster between 1980 and 1985.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2024

Clark worked as a campus safety officer at Christian Brothers University after retiring from a career as a corrections officer.

From Seattle Times Mar. 27, 2023

Mine was a Catholic school run by the Christian Brothers, an Irish order whose servants did not intervene in our casual delinquency.

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2022

Their client, Christian Brothers, wanted to know why, after years of being the dominant brand in the category, it was losing market share to E & J. Their brandy wasn’t more expensive.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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