Explore Brotherhoods through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brotherhoods meaning
plural of brotherhood
Using Brotherhoods
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of brotherhood
- In the example corpus, brotherhoods often appears in combinations such as: brotherhoods in, religious brotherhoods.
Context around Brotherhoods
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brotherhoods
- In this selection, "brotherhoods" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, religious, mafia and sufi stand out and add context to how "brotherhoods" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and religious brotherhoods in senegal and and sufi brotherhoods like jahriyya. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brotherhoods" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brotherhoods
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Shakers and some Indian eunuch brotherhoods do not allow procreation, so that every member is a convert. (18 words)
Other Muslim sects, like the Xidaotang and Sufi brotherhoods like Jahriyya and Khuffiya were also supported by his regime. (19 words)
Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal, Khadim Mbacke, translated from the French by Eric Ross and edited by John Hunwick. (20 words)
Mafia Brotherhoods, p. 59 Far from being the "boss of the bosses," the capo crimine actually has comparatively little authority to interfere in family feuds or to control the level of interfamily violence. (33 words)
The brotherhoods of woke men are everywhere, mansplaining equality to women still waiting for the corner office, or hiding their regressive views till they become fashionable again. (27 words)
Brotherhoods were used as a form of defense, as each sworn brother was bound by an oath of blood to assist a brother in need. (25 words)
Example sentences (8)
The brotherhoods of woke men are everywhere, mansplaining equality to women still waiting for the corner office, or hiding their regressive views till they become fashionable again.
Brotherhoods were used as a form of defense, as each sworn brother was bound by an oath of blood to assist a brother in need.
Mafia Brotherhoods, p. 59 Far from being the "boss of the bosses," the capo crimine actually has comparatively little authority to interfere in family feuds or to control the level of interfamily violence.
On Terceira, for example, these impérios have grown into ornate buildings painted and cared for by the local brotherhoods in their respective parishes.
Other Muslim sects, like the Xidaotang and Sufi brotherhoods like Jahriyya and Khuffiya were also supported by his regime.
Several religious brotherhoods which have sprung up in and around Milan at various times since the 14th century have been called Ambrosians.
Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal, Khadim Mbacke, translated from the French by Eric Ross and edited by John Hunwick.
The Shakers and some Indian eunuch brotherhoods do not allow procreation, so that every member is a convert.
Common combinations with brotherhoods
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- brotherhoods in 2×
- religious brotherhoods 2×