brethren

 
  Grep  of  noun  brethren 
  brethren 
  church  of  the  brethren 
 
  Grep  of  noun  brother 
  big  brother 
  blood  brother 
  brother 
  brother-in-law 
  brotherhood 
  brotherly  love 
  foster-brother 
  half-brother 
  little  brother 
  soul  brother 
  stepbrother 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brethren 
 
  The  noun  brethren  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  brethren  --  (the  members  of  a  male  religious  order) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brother 
 
  The  noun  brother  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  brother,  blood  brother  --  (a  male  with  the  same  parents  as  someone  else;  "my  brother  still  lives  with  our  parents") 
  2.  (6)  brother  --  (a  male  person  who  is  a  fellow  member  (of  a  fraternity  or  religion  of  other  group);  "none  of  his  brothers  would  betray  him") 
  3.  buddy,  brother,  chum,  crony,  pal,  sidekick  --  (a  close  friend  who  accompanies  his  buddies  in  their  activities) 
  4.  brother,  comrade  --  (used  as  a  term  of  address  for  those  male  persons  engaged  in  the  same  movement;  "Greetings,  comrade!") 
  5.  Brother  --  ((Roman  Catholic)  a  title  given  to  a  monk  and  used  as  form  of  address;  "a  Benedictine  Brother") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brethren 
 
  The  noun  brethren  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  brethren  --  (the  members  of  a  male  religious  order) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brother 
 
  The  noun  brother  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (36)  brother,  blood  brother  --  (a  male  with  the  same  parents  as  someone  else;  "my  brother  still  lives  with  our  parents") 
  2.  (6)  brother  --  (a  male  person  who  is  a  fellow  member  (of  a  fraternity  or  religion  of  other  group);  "none  of  his  brothers  would  betray  him") 
  3.  buddy,  brother,  chum,  crony,  pal,  sidekick  --  (a  close  friend  who  accompanies  his  buddies  in  their  activities) 
  4.  brother,  comrade  --  (used  as  a  term  of  address  for  those  male  persons  engaged  in  the  same  movement;  "Greetings,  comrade!") 
  5.  Brother  --  ((Roman  Catholic)  a  title  given  to  a  monk  and  used  as  form  of  address;  "a  Benedictine  Brother") 

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