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   confraternity

   /ˌkɒnfrəˈtəːnɪti/

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   • 1. a brotherhood, especially with a religious or charitable purpose.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confraternite, from medieval Latin confraternitas, from confrater (see confrère).

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   What does confraternity mean?

   • His stay in Limerick was particularly successful, and he founded a religious confraternity of laymen which numbered 5000 members. Confraternity definition: a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, especially to religious or charitable service.. See examples of CONFRATERNITY used in a sentence.

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   What does Confraternite mean?

   • Middle English confraternite, from Medieval Latin confraternitat-, confraternitas, from confrater fellow, brother, from Latin com- + frater brother — more at brother 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Confraternity.”

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   What is a confraternity of penitents?

   • Members of a confraternity of penitents leading a Lent procession in Spain. A confraternity (Spanish: cofradía; Portuguese: confraria) is generally a Christian voluntary association of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy.

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   What is a confraternity in the Catholic Church?

   • In the Catholic Church, a confraternity is an association of lay people dedicated to faith and good works. The Church invites lay people to form such associations. The Confraternity of the Holy Trinity Through Jesus and Mary is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. We go to God the way He came to us.

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   Where did confraternity come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun confraternity is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for confraternity is from around 1475, in Partenay. confraternity is of multiple origins. Either a borrowing from French. Or a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French confraternité; Latin confrāternitās.

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   Are confraternity rules religious?

   • Even though the Catholic Church works in harmony with the confraternity, these rules are not religious vows, instead merely rules set up to govern the confraternal organization. Some confraternities allow only men, while others allow only women or only youth.

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   A confraternity (Spanish: cofradía; Portuguese: confraria) is generally a Christian voluntary association of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy.

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   1. : a society devoted especially to a religious or charitable cause. 2. : fraternal union. Examples of confraternity in a Sentence.

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   1. fraternal bond; brotherhood. 2. a group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) associated for some purpose or in a profession; esp., a religious society, usually of laymen, with a devotional or charitable purpose.

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   Definition of confraternity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   confraternity. (ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) n, pl -ties. a group of men united for some particular purpose, esp Christian laymen organized for religious or charitable service; brotherhood. [C15: from Medieval Latin confrāternitās; see confrère, fraternity] ˌconfraˈternal adj.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun confraternity. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.