confrérien.
/kɒnˈfrɛːri/ A religious brotherhood; an association or group of people having similar interests, jobs, etc.
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a brotherhood
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > friar > [noun] > collectively
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1803 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 196 The processions were numerous, all the Confreries, all the Priests and Monks holding lighted tapers.
1932 F. R. Leavis in Scrutiny Sept. 134 We can see only the confrérie of the weeklies and the Sunday papers.
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