confraternity

/kon-fruh-tur-ni-tee/US // ˌkɒn frəˈtɜr nɪ ti //UK // (ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) //

兄弟会,博爱,同情会,博爱会

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural con·fra·ter·ni·ties.
- : a lay brotherhood devoted to some purpose, especially to religious or charitable service.
- : a society or organization, especially of men, united for some purpose or in some profession.

They, together with one brother, who is their chief, have charge of the government of the said confraternity.
In the year five hundred and ninety-three, the Confraternity of La Misericordia was started in this city.
If a member died at a distance from Rome three of the confraternity were sent to fetch the body.
A chantry of the Confraternity of St. George, built on the north side of the new church, took the place of a north aisle.
His stay in Limerick was particularly successful, and he founded a religious confraternity of laymen which numbered 5000 members.