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brotherhood

[bruhth-er-hood] / ˈbrʌð ərˌhʊd /
NOUN
association or alliance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fraternity guild partnership
STRONG
alliance camaraderie clan community comradeship confederacy fellowship league society union
WEAK
kinship
Antonyms
STRONG
alienation division hate hatred separation

Example Sentences

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Fez, for example, is a favourite destination for many Senegalese Muslim followers of Tidianism, an influential brotherhood in Senegal whose founder, Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane, is buried there.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"We've got a brotherhood going right now and it's special."

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

"I didn't know what would happen if I disrupted the brotherhood you have in the locker room," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

There has never been a lasting international brotherhood of nationalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Around him stood the members of a cult, a secret brotherhood that he had betrayed.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife