Brethren
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈbɹɛðɹən//
Members of any congregation in the Anabaptist tradition of the Schwarzenau Brethren, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, some of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.
noun
- 1
Members of any congregation in the Anabaptist tradition of the Schwarzenau Brethren, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, some of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.
- 2
Members of the Church of the Brethren.
Etymology
Specific use of brethren as a semantic loan from German Brüder.
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