A fellow (male) member of the Christian Church as a whole, or of a particular denomination; a fellow Christian. Also more generally: a fellow (male)…
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释义 | society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] > membership in > person having (16) brotherOE A fellow (male) member of the Christian Church as a whole, or of a particular denomination; a fellow Christian. Also more generally: a fellow (male)… sisterOE A fellow female member of the Christian Church as a whole, or of some body or association within this. Also as a form of address, sometimes with… church memberc1475 A member of the Christian community, or of a particular Christian denomination or congregation; a person who belongs to a church. churchman1612 A member or supporter of an established church, esp. the Church of England. Cf. kirkman, n. 2. religionist1651 A person devoted to religion; an excessively religious person, a zealot. Also: a person professionally occupied with religion, as a minister or… churchwoman1681 A female member of a church; spec. a female member or supporter of the Church of England (now chiefly historical). Cf. churchman, n. 3a. Zioner1681 a member of a religious group believing in an idealized society or Zion (sense 2a); cf. Zionite, n. 1. churchite1791 A supporter of the Christian Church or its doctrine; spec. (in mid to late 19th cent. England) a supporter of the Anglican Church. Also more… bredren1809 Originally U.S. regional (in African-American usage), in later use chiefly Jamaican. With plural agreement. Brethren, brothers (in various senses)… co-religionist1842 An adherent of the same religion. co-religionary1861 = co-religionist, n. triumphalist1967 Subcategories:— in diocese (2) — desiring union (1) — believing in all (1) |
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