brotherhood (noun)
11brotherhood — /ˈbrʌðəhʊd/ (say brudhuhhood) noun 1. condition or quality of being related as brothers. 2. condition or quality of being associated on the footing of brothers, or of regarding other people in a brotherly way. 3. a fraternal or trade organisation …
12Brotherhood of St Laurence — /ˈlɒrəns/ (say loruhns) noun a social welfare organisation and religious order of the Anglican Church founded in Australia in 1930; began in Newcastle, NSW, and based in Melbourne since 1933; government assisted since 1971. Abbrev.: BSL {named… …
13blood brotherhood — noun the friendship characteristic of blood brothers • Hypernyms: ↑friendship, ↑friendly relationship * * * noun : a solemn friendship established between usually unrelated men by a ceremonial use of each other s blood * * * blood brotherhood,… …
14blood brotherhood — noun see blood brother …
15Bush Brotherhood — /bʊʃ ˈbrʌðəhʊd/ (say boosh brudhuhhood) noun (also lower case) a society of Anglican clergy and laypeople formed in 1897 which conducts the ministry of the church in the remote areas of Australia …
16company union — noun a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union • Hypernyms: ↑union, ↑labor union, ↑trade union, ↑trades union, ↑brotherhood * * * noun : a labor union consisting of the employees of a single firm, having… …
17blood brother — noun Date: 1824 1. a brother by birth 2. one of two men pledged to mutual loyalty by a ceremonial use of each other s blood • blood brotherhood noun …
18labor movement — noun an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑trade union movement, ↑labor • Hypernyms: ↑reform movement • Hyponyms: ↑ …
19Pre-Raphaelite — noun Date: 1850 1. a. a member of a brotherhood of artists formed in England in 1848 to restore the artistic principles and practices regarded as characteristic of Italian art before Raphael b. an artist or writer influenced by this brotherhood 2 …
20fraternity — noun a) The quality of being brothers; brotherhood b) A group of people associated for a common purpose. Syn: brotherhood Ant: disfavor See Also: fraternal, fraternise …
