Crossword clues for brotherhood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brotherhood \Broth"er*hood\, n. [Brother + -hood.]
The state of being brothers or a brother.
An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.
-
Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.
A brotherhood of venerable trees.
--Wordsworth.Syn: Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
equivalent of Old English broþerrede "fellowship, brotherhood," with ending as in kindred; in early Middle English the word was brotherhede with ending as in maidenhead. The modern word, with -hood, is from 15c. Originally "relationship of a brother," also "friendly companionship." Concrete sense of "an association, a fraternity" is from mid-14c. in the Middle English word (later also "labor union," 1880s). Old English also had broðorscipe "brothership," broðorsibb "kinship of brothers."\n\nOh, the Protestants hate the Catholics,\n
And the Catholics hate the Protestants,\n
And the Hindus hate the Muslims,\n
And everybody hates the Jews.\n
\n
[Tom Lehrer, "National Brotherhood Week" lyrics, 1965]
Wiktionary
n. 1 The state of being brothers or a brother. 2 An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity. 3 The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood. 4 Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.
WordNet
n. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" [syn: fraternity, sodality]
the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: union, labor union, trade union, trades union]
Wikipedia
Brotherhood or The Brotherhood may refer to:
Brotherhood is the fourth studio album by the English rock band New Order, released in 1986 by Factory Records. The album contains a mixture of post-punk and electronic styles, roughly divided between the two sides.
Brotherhood includes the band's break-out single in the USA and Australia, " Bizarre Love Triangle". It is the only track from the album released as a single and as a video (although " State of the Nation" was on the CD). It found its way onto many 1980s soundtracks, including Married to the Mob.
The album sleeve was created by Peter Saville and is a photograph of a sheet of titanium-zinc alloy. Some early releases come in a metallic effect sleeve.
In 2008 the album was re-released in a Collector's Edition with a bonus disc.
Brotherhood is the eleventh studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It was their second and final album for Capitol. It also marked the final appearances on a Doobie Brothers album by bassist Tiran Porter and original drummer John Hartman.
Four out of the ten tracks were written entirely by outside musicians, though two of these, songwriter Jerry Lynn Williams and Jim Peterik of Survivor also collaborated with Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons on some of their compositions.
The album contained no major hit singles but " Dangerous", Simmons' anthem to his passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles peaked at #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and is still performed live by the band. Johnston's "Rollin' On" charted at #12 on the same listing.
Brotherhood is a 2002 modern television serial jointly produced by Singapore's MediaCorp and China's Beijing YaHuan Media Co. (北京亚环影音), in conjunction with Beijing Broadcasting Institute. Starring Hong Kong actor Jordan Chan, Singaporean-based celebrity couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee as well as mainland Chinese actresses Huang Yi and Hao Lei, the serial is set in modern-day Shanghai and Singapore, telling of the inter-generational feud between two twin brothers.
Brotherhood is the tenth album by Japanese hard rock band B'z, released on July 14, 1999. The catalogue code for this album is BMCR-7034. "Brotherhood" debuted with over 1,019,270 copies sold and sold over 1,391,850 copies. Brotherhood was the first of two albums released by Rooms Records and distributed by BMG Japan.
Brotherhood is the debut studio album by American R&B group 3T. The album was released in 1995 through MJJ Music and 550 Music.
Brotherhood is an American crime drama television series created by Blake Masters about the intertwining lives of the Irish-American Caffee brothers from Providence, Rhode Island: Tommy ( Jason Clarke) is a local politician and Michael ( Jason Isaacs) is a gangster involved with New England's Irish Mob. The show also features their mother Rose ( Fionnula Flanagan), cousin Colin Carr ( Brían F. O'Byrne), childhood friend and Rhode Island state detective Declan Giggs ( Ethan Embry), Irish mob boss Freddie Cork ( Kevin Chapman), Tommy's wife Eileen ( Annabeth Gish), and Michael's criminal partner Pete McGonagle (Stivi Paskoski).
Brotherhood was originally broadcast by the premium cable network Showtime in the United States from July 9, 2006 to December 21, 2008, with show's three seasons consisting of eleven, ten and eight episodes, respectively. The show was not renewed after its third season, which Showtime later confirmed was the last. The series was produced and almost entirely written by Masters and Henry Bromell. It was filmed on location in Providence, Rhode Island.
Brotherhood received widespread critical acclaim—with critics particularly praising Masters and Bromell's nuanced writing and the central performances of Clarke and Isaacs—but did not attract a large audience. The show won a Peabody Award.
Brotherhood ( subtitled: The Definitive Singles Collection) is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released on . It is the second compilation spanning the band's greatest hits, after 2003's Singles 93–03. The first disc features thirteen hit singles and two new tracks, " Midnight Madness" and "Keep My Composure" (featuring a guest appearance of the rap group Spank Rock)—while the second CD contains all ten parts of The Chemical Brothers' "Electronic Battle Weapon" series of special mixes, which the duo have been recording since 1996.
Brotherhood was preceded by the digital single "Midnight Madness", a short version of " Electronic Battle Weapon 10", released on , and promoted by the series of live performances in July and August 2008, throughout a number of European countries. The single was promoted by user-generated content through Google Earth. Fans were challenged to produce and upload a short film, from 2 to 20 seconds long, or a photograph based on the song that would become part of its music video, to be edited by producers Nexus.
Brotherhood is a 2009 Danish film written by Rasmus Birch and Nicolo Donato, directed by Donato and produced by Per Holst.
Brotherhood is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Will Canon and co-written by Doug Simon and Canon. The film is about a fraternity initiation that goes horribly wrong and stars Jon Foster, Trevor Morgan, Arlen Escarpeta and Lou Taylor Pucci. Brotherhood premiered at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival where it won the festival's Audience Award.
Brotherhood is a British sitcom that has broadcast on Comedy Central since 2 June 2015. No second series has been announced yet.
Usage examples of "brotherhood".
Brotherhood gathered in the barn and looked on as the big German ex-commando explained the operation of the portable hydrogenator in halting English.
He gets the knowledge that he has been full of brotherhood and loyalty, and he knows that Mother Machree will toss five hundred bucks into the pot for the next beer bust.
Also he tells us, in riddles and periphrasis, of a lost continent, of a vanished civilization, from which the wisdom of the Brotherhood is derived.
Far below the eagle, Jayme, Brother-Leader of the Religious Brotherhood of the Seneschal, most senior mediator between the one god Artor the Ploughman and the hearts and souls of the Acharites, paced across his comfortable chamber in the upper reaches of the Tower of the Seneschal.
Morris and seven men working with him formed the Preraphaelite Brotherhood and gave the workers and doers of the world an impetus they yet feel.
Guards were moving around it, dark ghostly shapes, the brotherhood of the sword, their stained black tunics marked with the white quatrefoil emblem of their company.
He knew what sort of sentence the Brotherhood would pass on someone who used their name and their password to bait a trap, but it was likely to be a long time indeed before the Quincunx could get a working agent onto Darvell to take care of the problem.
Brotherhood would pass on someone who used their name and their password to bait a trap, but it was likely to be a long time indeed before the Quincunx could get a working agent onto Darvell to take care of the problem.
Church, to separate oneself from the outward Church without renouncing her, to set oneself apart for purposes of sanctification and yet to claim the highest rank among her members, to form a brotherhood and yet to further the interests of the Church?
If it is ordained that thou shouldst advance the ends of the Brotherhood by being shark-bitten, or flea-bitten, or bitten by sharpers, to the detriment of thy carnal wealth, or, shortly, to suffer any shame or torment whatsoever, even to strappado and scarpines, thou art bound to obey thy destiny, and not, after that vain Roman conceit, to choose the manner of thine own death, which is indeed only another sort of self-murder.
Not till her breath of being could aspire Anew, this loved and scourged of Angels found Our common brotherhood in sight and sound: When mellow rang the name Napoleon, And dim aloft her young Angelical waved.
It was a great day for the friars of the Servi, who were rivals of the Frari both in learning and splendor, and the entire Servite Brotherhood, black-robed and white-cowled, was just coming in sight over the little marble bridge, preceded by youthful choristers, chanting as they came and bearing with them that famous banner which had been sent them as a gift from their oldest chapter of San Annunziata in Florence, and which was the early work of Raphael.
Still it is in my mind, Slaughterer, that our brotherhood draws to an end, for the fate of him who bears the Watcher, and which my father foretold, is upon me.
Without being in any way connected with the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society, in many cases they permit it to be inferred that they are, thus misleading the public, and many honest inquirers are hence led away from the truths of Theosophy as presented by H.
Some notes by Katherine Tingley, Leader and Official Head of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society .