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noun
- 1. a brotherhood, especially with a religious or charitable purpose.
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1. : a society devoted especially to a religious or charitable cause. 2. : fraternal union. Examples of confraternity in a Sentence.
A confraternity (Spanish: cofradía; Portuguese: confraria) is generally a Christian voluntary association of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy.
Confraternity definition: a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, especially to religious or charitable service.. See examples of CONFRATERNITY used in a sentence.
confraternity. ( ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) n, pl -ties. a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood. [C15: from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity] ˌconfraˈternal adj.
1. fraternal bond; brotherhood. 2. a group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) associated for some purpose or in a profession; esp., a religious society, usually of laymen, with a devotional or charitable purpose.
confraternity. noun. /ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnəti/. /ˌkɑːnfrəˈtɜːrnəti/. (plural confraternities) (formal) a group of people who join together especially for a religious purpose or to help other people.
Confraternity Definition. Fraternal bond; brotherhood. A group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) associated for some purpose or in a profession; esp., a religious society, usually of laymen, with a devotional or charitable purpose.
