fraternity

n. organization of male students; group of people joined by brotherly relations; group of people interested in or involved in similar pursuits; brotherhood; brotherliness

Fraternity is a word for [brotherhood ], and by extension deep friendship or camaraderie. It may refer to:A secret society, monastic, or chivalric orderA bachelor band, in zoologySome types of student society, social organizations of students of higher education:Fraternities and sororities in Canada and the United StatesSocial fraternities and sororities, formed specifically for the purpose of developing friendships Honor societies, organizations in which membership recognizes scholastic excellenceClass societies, organizations in which membership is limited by year of studyLiterary societies, organizations formed as a student-directed supplement to the academic curriculumProfessional fraternities, organizations which promote fellowship among those in a particular academic discipline or career fieldService fraternities and sororities, organizations whose primary purpose is community serviceinformally, a fraternity or sorority house, group housing for members of a fraternity or sororityStudent corporations in EuropeStudentenverbindungen in GermanyCorps in the NetherlandsNations at Swedish universitiesDisputOrdine goliardicoTunaFraternities and sororities in the PhilippinesPuerto Rican fraternities and sororitiesBenefit society, mutual aid societyFriendly society, for a common financial or social purpose, e.g. Independent Order of Odd FellowsFraternal and service organizations, e.g. Knights of Columbus or FreemasonryA social clubFraternity (band), an Australian rock group from the early 1970s, featuring AC/DC's Bon ScottFraternity Records, a record label
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Noun
1. a social club for male undergraduates
(synonym) frat
(hypernym) club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order
(member-meronym) chapter
2. people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity"
(synonym) brotherhood, sodality
(hypernym) class, social class, socio-economic class
(member-meronym) brother

(n.)
The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
  

(n.)
Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes.
  

(n.)
A body of men associated for their common interest, business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; in the Roman Catholic Chucrch, an association for special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and destitute, etc.
  

fraternity; brother of the Lord