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My brethren, when God first began to love you, He gave you all that He ever meant to give you in the lump, and eternity of time is that in which He is retailing of it out.
Thomas Goodwin

Meaning of "brethren" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRETHREN

brethren  [ˈbrɛðrɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRETHREN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brethren is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRETHREN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brethren

Brethren is a name adopted by a wide range of mainly Christian religious groups throughout history which do not necessarily share historical roots, including some of the earliest primitive churches, the Paulician Brethren, the Bogomil Brethren, the Brethren of the Free Spirit, the Schwarzenau Brethren and some Anabaptist groups, the Moravian Brethren, and the Plymouth Brethren, among many others.

Definition of brethren in the English dictionary

The definition of brethren in the dictionary is fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRETHREN


aspirin
ˈæsprɪn
brin
brɪn
Catherine
ˈkæθrɪn
chagrin
ˈʃæɡrɪn
citrine
ˈsɪtrɪn
doctrine
ˈdɒktrɪn
Drin
drɪn
Erin
ˈɪərɪn
florin
ˈflɒrɪn
foreign
ˈfɒrɪn
grin
ɡrɪn
Katharine
ˈkæθərɪn
Katherine
ˈkæθərɪn
Kirin
ˈkiːˈrɪn
mandarin
ˈmændərɪn
Marin
ˈmɑːrɪn
navarin
ˈnævərɪn
sovereign
ˈsɒvrɪn
Turin
tjʊəˈrɪn
urine
ˈjʊərɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRETHREN

bressummer
Brest
Brest Litovsk
Bretagne
Breton
Bretton Woods Conference
Breuer
Breughel
breunnerite
breve
brevet
brevetcy
brevetted
brevetting

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRETHREN

Bohemian Brethren
Chephren
children
Church of the Brethren
Elder Brethren
Exclusive Brethren
German Baptist Brethren
grandchildren
great-grandchildren
Herren
Karen
Lauren
Loren
Open Brethren
Plymouth Brethren
school-age children
schoolchildren
siren
Trinity Brethren
warren

Synonyms and antonyms of brethren in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRETHREN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brethren» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brethren

Translation of «brethren» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRETHREN

Find out the translation of brethren to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brethren from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brethren» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弟兄们
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hermanos
570 millions of speakers

English

brethren
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाइयों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاخوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

братья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irmãos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুভাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saudara-saudara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brüder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同胞
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedulur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anh trai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சகோதரர்களே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kardeşler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confratelli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bracia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Frații
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδελφοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bröder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brødre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brethren

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRETHREN»

The term «brethren» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRETHREN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brethren» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brethren» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brethren

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10 QUOTES WITH «BRETHREN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brethren.
1
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Through these offices it was my privilege to get to know almost every Jewish person, and those whom I did not come to know through these offices I came to know through love and a desire to know my brethren, the members of my people.
2
Ben Brantley
I've seen plays that are, objectively, total messes that move me in ways that their tidier brethren do not. That's the romantic mystery of great theater. Translating this ineffability into printable prose is a challenge that can never be fully met.
3
William C. Bryant
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion.
4
John Nelson Darby
Some respected and beloved brethren insist that the forming and organising of churches is, according to God's will, the only means of finding blessing in the midst of that confusion which is acknowledged to exist.
5
Kyan Douglas
Queer Eye is a makeover show, meant to help our straight brethren.
6
King George V
I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors.
7
Thomas Goodwin
My brethren, when God first began to love you, He gave you all that He ever meant to give you in the lump, and eternity of time is that in which He is retailing of it out.
8
Julius Gordon
How do we know that Moses was grown up? Because he went out unto his brethren, and was ready to bear the burdens and share the plight of his people. Maturity is sensitivity to human suffering.
9
Angelina Grimke
The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair.
10
Jupiter Hammon
Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRETHREN»

Discover the use of brethren in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brethren and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Brethren
For the Brethren, the timing couldn’t be better. Because they’ve just found the perfect victim. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from John Grisham's The Litigators.
John Grisham, 2010
2
Brethren
AS THE CRUSADES RAGE, A SECRET WAR BEGINS .
Robyn Young, 2011
3
Brethren in Christ: A Calvinist Network in Reformation Europe
This groundbreaking book explores the migration of European Calvinist refugees and the strong network they forged through marriage and enterprise.
Ole Peter Grell, 2011
4
Brethren Society: The Cultural Transformation of a "Peculiar ...
"Unique, creative, and well written. There are virtually no other books to compare with it." -- Donald B. Kraybill
Carl F. Bowman, Carl Desportes Bowman, 1995
5
Red Brethren: The Brothertown and Stockbridge Indians and ...
In Red Brethren, David J. Silverman considers the stories of these communities and argues that Indians in early America were racial thinkers in their own right and that indigenous people rallied together as Indians not only in the context ...
David J. Silverman, 2010
6
Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and ...
Donald B. Kraybill has spent his career among Anabaptist groups, gaining an unparalleled understanding of these traditionally private people.
Donald B. Kraybill, 2010
7
The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action.
Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong, 2011
8
Behind the Exclusive Brethren: (New Edition).
Out of nowhere in 2004, an obscure religious sect burst onto the political stage in Australia.
Michael Bachelard, 2010
9
Transatlantic Brethren: Rev. Samuel Jones (1735-1814) and ...
Transatlantic Brethren recreates the Atlantic community of Baptists in Britain and America by focusing on the correspondence and connections of the Rev.
Hywel M. Davies, 1995
10
The Etiquette of Freemasonry: A Handbook for the Brethren
This straight-forward guide blends instruction with philosophical reasoning to capture the true spirit of the Freemason Brethren.
Old Past Master, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRETHREN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brethren is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Christians are to love their Jewish brethren and stand against anti …
"[Israel's history] speaks of the realized unity of true God and true man, of the God who descends to community with man, gracious in his ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
2
Indian Creek Church of the Brethren member visited with Nigerian …
Church of the Brethren in Nigeria members worship under the charred ... and where their strongholds are, so the Church of the Brethren there, ... «Montgomery Newspapers, Jul 15»
3
Druze welcome support for Syria brethren, seek reassurances
Druze welcome support for Syria brethren, seek reassurances. Community's spiritual leader approves of Jerusalem assistance to insurgents in ... «The Times of Israel, Jun 15»
4
Protecting holy sites: Pakistani media will stand by our Saudi …
“Pakistani media will stand by our Saudi brethren to protect the religious sites in the Kingdom,” the resolution stated. The seminar was presided ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
5
CFL brethren rally around injured Saskatchewan Roughriders …
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have lost quarterback Darian Durant for the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. The injury ... «620 CKRM.com, Jun 15»
6
The Glenvale School in Lilydale has closed and is now empty …
THE Exclusive Brethren-run Glenvale School says it has no plans to sell its 5.7ha Lilydale property despite closing the campus to students. «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
7
Nigerian Choir Grateful for American Help
... Church of the Brethren to express their appreciation for Americans ... the executive director of the Brethren Evangelism Support Trust, the ... «WTAJ, Jun 15»
8
Longmeadow Church of the Brethren to hold VBS
Longmeadow Church of the Brethren, will hold Vacation Bible school on the theme "Moses." 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 6, Tuesday, July 7, and ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jun 15»
9
Israeli Druze alarmed by plight of their brethren in Syria
Members of Israel's Druze minority are concerned about their brethren in Syria. Now, they are asking Israel to help the Druze in Syria, even ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
10
Church of the Brethren, headquartered in Elgin, hosting Nigerian choir
Church of the Brethren, which began its mission work in Nigeria in the 1920s, built the school in Chibok in the 1940s and turned it over to the ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»

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