confraternity
[ kon-fruh-tur-ni-tee ]
/ ˌkɒn frəˈtɜr nɪ ti /
noun, plural con·fra·ter·ni·ties.
a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, especially to religious or charitable service.
a society or organization, especially of men, united for some purpose or in some profession.
Origin of confraternity
1425–75; late Middle English
confraternite < Medieval Latin
confrāternitās, derivative of
confrāter (see
confrere), on the model of Latin
frāternitās
fraternity
OTHER WORDS FROM confraternity
con·fra·ter·nal, adjectiveWords nearby confraternity
conformational analysis,
conformist,
conformity,
confound,
confounded,
confraternity,
confrere,
confront,
confrontation,
confrontational,
confrontationist
Example sentences from the Web for confraternity
British Dictionary definitions for confraternity
confraternity
/ (ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
Derived forms of confraternity
confraternal, adjectiveWord Origin for confraternity
C15: from Medieval Latin
confrāternitās; see
confrère,
fraternity