Brethren

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of various Protestant denominations, especially those arising out of the Anabaptist and Pietist movements in Central Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Plural of brother. See phrases under brother.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. pl. of brother.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Plural form of brother.
  • noun. the body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
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