A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood.
One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc.
a man who is a member of a religious order, but is not ordained. A Brother takes vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. He usually lives in community and is involved in some form of ministry or an apostolate.
A male sibling, or a half brother, stepbrother, brother-in-law, husband of a sister-in-law, or a "Brother" in the Church (more common in Protestant terminology). This term is also sometimes used to show close friendship and has nothing to do with a family relationship.
term used by Section member when referring to one another.
all monks were addressed as brothers.
A male who is either a Member, Associate, Junior, Honorary Member or Life Member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
An active member of a fraternity.
a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
a fellow Christian, one who is part of the family of God, one who has believed in Christ and now is functioning as part of the Body of Christ
a lay religious who professes vows of poverty, chastity and obedience
a male member of a religious community
a male who shares a father and a mother with the person being referenced
a man who belongs to a religious community and serves the Church in a variety of ways, but is not ordained to the Priesthood
a neighbor, but he/sh is also a fellow member of the church, and the two are to be treated differently in one sense
a substitute father and mother, the assistant of the pastors of the Church, replaces soldiers and police officers
a synonym for an African-American male
a Veteran, Soldier, Sailor, or Marine, Coast Guardsman, Seaman, Airman Blue, Marine or Soldier Green
a vowed member of a religious community of men within the Church
A male member of the Moravian Church, regardless of whether single, married, or widowed. The title signifies close spiritual affection and unity. The term is used among Moravians as a form of address, but does not mean that the person so called is a monk or professed member of a religious order.
Term that fraternity members call each other.
Male sibling. See debtor.
The term used by active members in a fraternity when referring to each other.
Term used by Fraternities for its members when referring to one another.
A term used by initiated members in a fraternity when referring to each other.
a male having the same parents as another sibling; a male in the community; a male in a religious order.
title given to vowed religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Comparable to titles such as 'Sister,' 'Father,' 'Reverend,' it is commonly used in other religious orders to denote a vowed religious who is not an ordained priest.
An initiated member of a fraternity.
Term used when referring to another member of the fraternity.
A term used within a men's fraternity when referring to other members or new members.
term used by fraternity members when referring to each other.
A man who is a member of a religious order, but is not ordained or studying for the priesthood.
a fellow black Marine; sometimes used as slang for all black males
A term used by fraternity members to refer to one another.