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brethren
(breth-ren)
—used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or religious denomination
brethren
plural noun(breth-ren)
members of various sects originating chiefly in 18th century German Pietism; especially : dunkers
brethren
noun(breth-ren)
a male who has the same parents as another or one parent in common with another
brethren
noun(breth-ren)
one related to another by common ties or interests
brethren
noun(breth-ren)
a fellow member —used as a title for ministers in some evangelical denominations
brethren
plural noun(breth-ren)
a Christian body originating in Bohemia in 1467 and forming a parent body of the Moravian Church

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