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What is another word for Confraternities?

Pronunciation: [kɒnfɹɐtˈɜːnɪtiz] (IPA)

Confraternities are defined as a group of people bound together by a common interest or purpose. Some possible synonyms for this word could include organizations, fraternities, brotherhoods, guilds, societies, clubs, associations, or orders. These terms all imply a sense of belonging and shared goals among members, whether it be for social, religious, or professional purposes. Each synonym carries a slightly different connotation and may be more appropriate depending on the context in which it is used. Regardless of the terminology, the concept of confraternity highlights the power of human connection and the positive impact that working together towards a common goal can have.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Not all men, but the great masses of them, wherever "The true light shineth," especially when accompanied by rays and helps from one of the noblest and grandest of Confraternities our world has known, "The Independent Order of Odd-Fellows."
"The Jericho Road"
W. Bion Adkins
Others, regarding assemblies of Christians for public worship as, in their essence, meetings of persons associated in common brotherhood, have derived the basilica directly from the aisleless scholae which were the meeting-places of the various Confraternities or collegia of ancient Rome.
"The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church"
A. Hamilton Thompson
He scoffed publicly at the Jesuits, the Sulpicians, and their formal lectures and Confraternities; he refused to distribute the blessed bread at his parish church, and heard mass only from his chaplains and in his palace.
"The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Volume VI. Being the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV."
Madame La Marquise De Montespan

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