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brethren

Definition

  • noun plural: members of various sects originating chiefly in 18th century German Pietism
  • plural of 'brother'
  • used especially to begin to talk in a formal way to a group of people or to refer to the members of a particular group

Examples

  • our church 'brethren'

  • Welcome, 'brethren'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Ow! Let me go! They don't know about the truck! I know! Just let her go. What kind of a man betrays his flesh-and-blood brethren for alien metal? - Get this guy out of my sight. - Get off! Let her go! They don't know about the truck. All right! Load up! (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction