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brethren
breth·ren B0474800 (brĕth′rən)n.1. A plural of brother.2. Brethren Any of various Protestant denominations, especially those arising out of the Anabaptist and Pietist movements in Central Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries.brethren (ˈbrɛðrɪn) pl n1. archaic a plural of brother2. fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etcbreth•ren (ˈbrɛð rɪn)
n.pl. 1. male members, as of a congregation or fraternal organization; fellow members. 2. Archaic. brothers. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brethren - (plural) the lay members of a male religious orderplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onereligious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group |
Translationsbrother (ˈbraðə) noun1. the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents. I have two brothers. 兄弟 兄弟2. a fellow member of any group (also adjective). brother officers. 同事 同事3. (plural also brethren (ˈbreθrən) ) a member of a religious group. The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily. (宗教上的)教友 （宗教上的）教友 ˈbrotherhood noun1. the state of being a brother. the ties of brotherhood. 兄弟關係 兄弟关系，手足情谊 2. an association of men for a certain purpose. 兄弟會 兄弟会ˈbrother-in-law – plural ˈbrothers-in-law – noun1. the brother of one's husband or wife. 丈夫或妻子的哥哥或弟弟(大伯、小叔、大舅子、小舅子) 夫、妻的兄弟（大伯、小叔、大舅子、小舅子） 2. the husband of one's sister. 連襟(姊夫、妹夫) 姐、妹的丈夫（姐夫、妹夫） IdiomsSeebrotherBrethren
Brethren, German Baptist religious group. They were popularly known as Dunkards, Dunkers, or Tunkers, from the German for "to dip," referring to their method of baptizing. The Brethren evolved from the Pietist movement in Germany. The first congregation was organized there in 1708 by Alexander Mack. Persecution drove them to America where, under Peter Becker, they settled (1719) in Germantown, Pa. From that and other settlements in Pennsylvania they spread westward and into Canada. The Brethren oppose war and advocate temperance, the simple life, plain dress, and "obedience to Christ rather than obedience to creeds and cults." The original group, at present the largest in the United States, is the Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers); the local churches are united by an annual conference that elects a general board to supervise the national church program. From the Church of the Brethren there have been separations into the Seventh-Day Baptists, German Baptists (1728; see Beissel, Johann ConradBeissel, Johann Conrad
, 1690–1768, founder of the Seventh-Day Baptist community at Ephrata, Pa. Emigrating (1720) from Germany, he settled first with the German Baptists, or Dunkards, in Germantown, Pa.
..... Click the link for more information. ); Church of God (New Dunkards, 1848); Old German Baptist Brethren (1881); and the Brethren Church (Progressive Dunkers, 1882). The Brethren baptize by trine immersion, the candidate being immersed once for each member of the Trinity. They practice foot washing and the love feast. See also River BrethrenRiver Brethren,
name used to designate certain Christian bodies originating in 1770, during a revival movement among German settlers in E Pennsylvania. In the 1750s, Mennonite refugees from Switzerland had established their homes near the Susquehanna River.
..... Click the link for more information. (for Brethren in Christ, River Brethren, and Yorker Brethren); ChristadelphiansChristadelphians
[Gr.,=brothers of Christ], small religious denomination founded in the United States in 1848 by John Thomas. Its members live by the Scriptures and await the second coming of Jesus on earth, who, they believe, will establish a theocracy with its center in
..... Click the link for more information. (for Brethren of Christ); Hutterian BrethrenHutterian Brethren
, a body of Christians practicing strict communism based on religious principles. The Brethren are descendants of those Moravian Anabaptists who were followers of Jacob Hutter, a minister from the Tyrol who was burned at the stake in 1536. In the 17th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Moravian ChurchMoravian Church,
Renewed Church of the Brethren,
or Unitas Fratrum
, an evangelical Christian communion whose adherents are sometimes called United Brethren or Herrnhuters.
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Words related to brethrennoun (plural) the lay members of a male religious orderRelated Words- plural
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