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单词 confraternity
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•fra•ter•ni•ty  (kon′frə tûrni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, esp. to religious or charitable service.
  2. a society or organization, esp. of men, united for some purpose or in some profession.
  • Medieval Latin confrāternitās, derivative of confrāter (see confrere), on the model of Latin frāternitās fraternity
  • late Middle English confraternite 1425–75
con′fra•ternal, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
confraternity /ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity
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