brethren
pronunciation
How to pronounce brethren in British English:
UK [ˈbreðrən]
How to pronounce brethren in American English:
US [ˈbrɛðrən]
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- Noun:
- (plural) the lay members of a male religious order
Word Origin
- brethren (n.)
- alternative plural of brother (q.v.); predominant c. 1200-1600s, but surviving now only in religious usage.
Example
- 1. Our dear brethren and sisters .
- 2. But their more ideological brethren are better positioned to win the day politically .
- 3. It became a branch of the evangelical united brethren in 1946 .
- 4. Some of my brethren may shun work but they all like to invest .
- 5. Nor have we been wanting in attention to our british brethren .