confraternity

confraternity读音音标

英 [ˌkɒnfrəˈtɜ:nɪti]

美 [ˌkɑnfrəˈtɜnɪti]

confraternity意思解释

n.

团体，帮会，协会；

变形

复数：confraternities

英英释义

A confraternity is normally a Roman Catholic or Orthodox organization of lay people created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy. An archconfraternity is a \"franchise\"of confraternities, able to establish different groups using the same names and rules, such as the Confraternities of the Cord, Confraternity of the Rosary and others.