Fraternity (philosophy)
In philosophy, fraternity or brotherhood is a kind of ethics, ethical relationship between people, which is based on love and solidarity.
Fraternity is mentioned in the national motto of France, (), and a slogan of the League of Communists ...
or brotherhood, an ethical relationship between people, which is based on love and solidarity
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Fraternity
A fraternity (; whence, "wikt:brotherhood, brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club (organization), club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular ...
or brotherhood, a male social organization
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Brother
A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used ende ...
, a male sibling
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Brother (Christian)
A religious brother (abbreviated Br. or Bro. as a title) is a lay male member of a religious institute or religious order who commits himself to following Christ in consecrated life, usually by the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Equiv ...
, the title used for a monk in certain monastic orders
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Lay brother
Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choi ...
, a monk primarily focused on secular work rather than prayer and worship
** Orthodox brotherhood, also ''Bratstva'', members of an urban Eastern Orthodox community in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
* Brotherhood (Order of the Arrow), a membership level in the Boy Scouts of America honor society
* The Brotherhood, a video game company whose publications include the 2015 horror adventure game '' Stasis''
* ''The Brotherhood'' (comics), a Marvel series featuring a version of the Brotherhood of Mutants
* The Brotherhood, an organization based on the Communist party in Ralph Ellison's novel '' Invisible Man''
* The Brotherhood (Nineteen Eighty-Four), a fictitious organization in George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen-Eighty Four''
Video games
* '' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', a 2010 video game
* The Brotherhood, a fictional gang in the 2008 video game ''
Saints Row 2
''Saints Row 2'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. It is the sequel to 2006's '' Saints Row'' and the second installment in the ''Saints Row'' series. The game was released in October 2008 for the Pla ...
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Other uses
* The Brotherhood, a professional wrestling tag team composed of Cody and Dustin Rhodes
* Brotherhood (Ukrainian political party), a Ukrainian national Christian anarchist political party
* ''The Brotherhood,'' a 1984 expose of Freemasonry by Stephen Knight
* The Brotherhood, an alternative name for the Brodhull, an assembly for representatives of the
Cinque Ports
The confederation of Cinque Ports ( ) is a historic group of coastal towns in south-east England – predominantly in Kent and Sussex, with one outlier (Brightlingsea) in Essex. The name is Old French, meaning "five harbours", and alludes to ...
, a historic confederation of towns in England
* ''Brotherhood'' (sculpture), Czechoslovak sculpture dedicated to the end of the Prague Offensive during World War II
See also
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Brother (disambiguation)
A brother is a male sibling.
Brother may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
*Brother (1997 film), ''Brother'' (1997 film), a Russian crime film
*Brother (2000 film), ''Brother'' (2000 film), a film directed by Takeshi Kita ...
Ahva (disambiguation)
Ahva (, lit. Brotherhood) or AHVA may refer to:
*Ahva (political party), a small political party established in 1980
*Ahva, Israel, a village in southern Israel
*Ahva Academic College, a college located near the aforementioned village
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Sisterhood (disambiguation) Sisterhood or The Sisterhood may refer to:
Family, relationships, and organizations
* Sister, a female sibling
* Sorority (philosophy) or sisterhood, an ethical relationship between people, which is based on love and solidarity
* Sorority or ...