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Brethren en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbɹɛðɹən/

Etymology

Specific use of brethren as a semantic loan from German Brüder.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) Members of any congregation in the Anabaptist tradition of the Schwarzenau Brethren, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, some of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.
2. (plural, plural-only, specifically) Members of the Church of the Brethren.

Deriveds

River Brethren

Relateds

brotherhood · fraternity · friar · brother in Christ

Synonyms

German Baptist · German Baptist Brethren · Tunker · Dunkard · Dunker