Definition of confraternity. Meaning of confraternity. Synonyms of confraternity

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Definition of confraternity

Confraternity
Confraternity Con`fra*ter"ni*ty, n.; pl. Confraternities. [LL. confraternitas: cf. F. confraternit?. See Fraternity.] A society of body of men united for some purpose, or in some profession; a brotherhood. These live in one society and confraternity. --Stow.

Meaning of confraternity from wikipedia

- A confraternity (Spanish: cofradía; Portuguese: confraria) is generally a Christian voluntary ****ociation of laypeople created for the purpose of promoting...
- Central Italian flagellant confraternities evolved and emerged from Central Italian confraternities that originated in the tenth century. The members of...
- The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) is an ****ociation established in Rome in 1562 for the purpose of providing religious education. In modern...
- Confraternities of penitents (Spanish: Cofradía Penitencial; Italian: Fratellanza penitenziale; Portuguese: Irmandade Penitencial) are Christian religious...
- Confraternities in Nigeria are secretive student groups within Nigerian higher education that have been involved in violence and organized crime since...
- The Confraternity Bible is any edition of the Catholic Bible translated under the au****es of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) between 1941...
- The Confraternities of the Cord (Latin: Sacra Confraternita de Cingulum) are pious ****ociations of Christians, the registered members of which wear a...
- National ****ociation of Seadogs, po****rly known as the Pyrates Confraternity, is a confraternity organization in Nigeria that is nominally University-based...
- dates back to the thirteenth century. It is worn by members of the Confraternity of the Seven Dolours of Mary, ****ociated with the Servite Order. In...
- The Black Axe, a sector of the Neo Black Movement, is a confraternity in Nigeria that originated around 1977 at the University of Benin. It now operates...