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单词 brethren
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Definition of brethren in English:

brethren

ˈbrɛðr(ɪ)nˈbrɛð(ə)rən
  • archaic plural of brother
plural nounˈbrɛðr(ɪ)nˈbrɛð(ə)rən
  • 1Fellow Christians or members of a male religious order.

    See also brother (sense 2 of the noun)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
    • Crying out for help, the monk was rescued by his brethren, but they could see no dragon.
    • The brethren are all experienced priests and devote their lives to saving souls.
    • Some of their brethren - including the founder of the faith - had even been murdered for their beliefs.
    • But then we got here and I saw how your own brethren in the Order have failed to appreciate your towering nobility.
    • Seventh Day Baptists in America paralleled their English brethren.
    • The young monk flinched, realizing the words of his ancient brethren were true.
    • He just couldn't bring himself to turn in his fellow brethren, so for the moment, he had to playact as one of them.
    • He could not possibly betray his own brethren could he?
    • Thusly, I have been selected by my brethren to represent the younger face of the Christian Brothers.
    • His father was said to be buried beside his brethren in the castle belonging to his Order.
    • You might also want to ask recommendations/referrals from your church, pastor or trusted brethren.
    • He sought to make Memphis a denominational center for Baptists and called for unity among the brethren.
    • It was before the assembled brethren of the Lodge that he exchanged symbolic embraces with Franklin.
    • And how did Huguenot outlook differ from that of their cross-channel puritan brethren?
    • Like their Serb brethren, ethnic Macedonians are mostly Orthodox Christians.
    • When he developed the order in Burgundy he originally intended abstinence for his brethren.
    • What to do with their brethren converted to a white man's religion?
    • The ethnic German North American Baptists worked even more directly among their German brethren.
    • He does so in order to provide solace to his brethren, but also to argue for the importance of fidelity to the Church.
    Synonyms
    believers, communicants
    1. 1.1ironic, humorous People belonging to a particular group.
      our brethren in the popular national press
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Iowans living in and around Des Moines embraced TV with the same passion as their big city brethren.
      • I held the nose off in a traditional Air Force ‘aero brake’ attitude I had tried to teach my Navy brethren.
      • The healers chose to follow, for they would not abandon their brethren in spite of everything.
      • The rest of my brethren were there milling about and chatting with their fellow creatures of the night.
      • As she wanders through the village, we see the incredibly evocative faces of her fellow Gypsy brethren.
      • In the Civil War, he fought alongside his Connecticut brethren in the 9th Connecticut Volunteer Regiment.
      • Most civilian pilots adhere to their checklists with the same dedication as their military brethren.
      • With an almost casual glance, she looked down upon the fallen body of her brethren.
      • Are you and your brethren wiling to accept less money?
      • But the ship - and the many luxury trawlers like her - do share some traits with their working brethren.
      • But unlike whites and members of other ethnic groups, blacks who live in the suburbs are far wealthier than their city brethren.
      • He has consistently distanced himself from his documentarian brethren, both aesthetically and politically.
      • But my more technical-minded brethren tend to see things as binary.
      Synonyms
      community, company, group, body, mass, throng, congregation, assembly
 
 

Definition of brethren in US English:

brethren

ˈbrɛð(ə)rənˈbreT͟H(ə)rən
  • archaic plural of brother
plural nounˈbrɛð(ə)rənˈbreT͟H(ə)rən
  • 1Fellow Christians or members of a male religious order.

    See also brother (sense 2 of the noun)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like their Serb brethren, ethnic Macedonians are mostly Orthodox Christians.
    • Some of their brethren - including the founder of the faith - had even been murdered for their beliefs.
    • He does so in order to provide solace to his brethren, but also to argue for the importance of fidelity to the Church.
    • But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
    • Seventh Day Baptists in America paralleled their English brethren.
    • But then we got here and I saw how your own brethren in the Order have failed to appreciate your towering nobility.
    • The young monk flinched, realizing the words of his ancient brethren were true.
    • The ethnic German North American Baptists worked even more directly among their German brethren.
    • And how did Huguenot outlook differ from that of their cross-channel puritan brethren?
    • He sought to make Memphis a denominational center for Baptists and called for unity among the brethren.
    • Crying out for help, the monk was rescued by his brethren, but they could see no dragon.
    • When he developed the order in Burgundy he originally intended abstinence for his brethren.
    • He could not possibly betray his own brethren could he?
    • Thusly, I have been selected by my brethren to represent the younger face of the Christian Brothers.
    • His father was said to be buried beside his brethren in the castle belonging to his Order.
    • He just couldn't bring himself to turn in his fellow brethren, so for the moment, he had to playact as one of them.
    • It was before the assembled brethren of the Lodge that he exchanged symbolic embraces with Franklin.
    • The brethren are all experienced priests and devote their lives to saving souls.
    • What to do with their brethren converted to a white man's religion?
    • You might also want to ask recommendations/referrals from your church, pastor or trusted brethren.
    Synonyms
    believers, communicants
    1. 1.1humorous, ironic Used for humorous or rhetorical effect to refer to people belonging to a particular group.
      our brethren in the popular press
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With an almost casual glance, she looked down upon the fallen body of her brethren.
      • Most civilian pilots adhere to their checklists with the same dedication as their military brethren.
      • Are you and your brethren wiling to accept less money?
      • But the ship - and the many luxury trawlers like her - do share some traits with their working brethren.
      • But unlike whites and members of other ethnic groups, blacks who live in the suburbs are far wealthier than their city brethren.
      • Iowans living in and around Des Moines embraced TV with the same passion as their big city brethren.
      • I held the nose off in a traditional Air Force ‘aero brake’ attitude I had tried to teach my Navy brethren.
      • The healers chose to follow, for they would not abandon their brethren in spite of everything.
      • He has consistently distanced himself from his documentarian brethren, both aesthetically and politically.
      • But my more technical-minded brethren tend to see things as binary.
      • In the Civil War, he fought alongside his Connecticut brethren in the 9th Connecticut Volunteer Regiment.
      • As she wanders through the village, we see the incredibly evocative faces of her fellow Gypsy brethren.
      • The rest of my brethren were there milling about and chatting with their fellow creatures of the night.
      Synonyms
      community, company, group, body, mass, throng, congregation, assembly
 
 
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