brethren

[breth·ren]

The Bible often uses the word brethren to indicate brothers. It is a fancy plural form of "brother" most often used formally when speaking in a religious tone.

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pl. of Brother.

Noun
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order


n.
pl. of Brother.

pl.
of Brother


Brethren

Breth"ren , n.; pl. of Brother. &hand; This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or fraternities, or their members.

pl. of Brother.

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Usage Examples

Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families.

I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.

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