brotherhood
Bond among men
Brotherhood is the bond between brothers, extended to any close fellowship among men who share a purpose, profession, or identity: the brotherhood of firefighters, a brotherhood of artists.
It can name an organization built on such bonds—fraternities, labor unions, religious orders.
More abstractly, brotherhood suggests universal human kinship: the brotherhood of man.
Mutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- companionshipState of having company
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- togethernessState of close connection
rapport · esprit de corps · amity · congeniality · collegiality · mateship · bonhomie · solidarity
Wholeness through cohesion
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
collaboration · mutuality · consensus · accord · interdependence · reciprocity · common cause · collective
Women's collegiate social organization
- pledgeBinding promise given
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- alumniFormer school members
chapter · house · rush · hazing · ritual · recruitment · bid · legacy
Professional mutual-aid society
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- unionJoining into one
association · league · federation · confederation · consortium · chapter · syndicate · network
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
commitment · dedication · fealty · constancy · dependability · trustworthiness · honor · integrity
Fellow offspring
- familyRelated people together
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestry · kin · relatives · heritage · tribe · dynasty · genealogy · descendants
Same status for all
- respectRegard with honor
- justiceFair treatment under law
- humanenessBenevolent, merciful disposition
- personhoodStatus as a person
worthiness · self-respect · morality · human rights · liberation · emancipation · civil rights · shared humanity
comradeship
Mutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- companionshipState of having company
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
togetherness · rapport · esprit de corps · amity · congeniality · collegiality · mateship · bonhomie · solidarity · chumminess
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
cooperation · collaboration · mutuality · consensus · accord · interdependence · reciprocity · common cause · collective · unionization
sorority
Women's collegiate social organization
- pledgeBinding promise given
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- GreekOf Athenian origin
alumni · chapter · house · rush · hazing · ritual · recruitment · bid · legacy · neophyte
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
union · association · league · federation · confederation · consortium · chapter · syndicate · network · membership
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
steadfastness · commitment · dedication · fealty · constancy · dependability · trustworthiness · honor · integrity · oath
siblings
Fellow offspring
- familyRelated people together
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
lineage · ancestry · kin · relatives · heritage · tribe · dynasty · genealogy · descendants · progeny
equality
Same status for all
- respectRegard with honor
- justiceFair treatment under law
- humanenessBenevolent, merciful disposition
personhood · worthiness · self-respect · morality · human rights · liberation · emancipation · civil rights · shared humanity
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- Brothersbro, stepbrothers, stepbrother
- Fictional Groupsguild, order, legion, league, cult
- Friendshipbest friend, bestie, BFF, buddy, pal
- brotherly bondssibling bond, male bonding, kinship
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinship ties
brotherhoodenmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
hostility · animosity · antagonism · hatred · antipathy
brotherhoodisolation
Complete separation from others
alienation · estrangement · loneliness · solitude · disconnection
- blood brotherhoodRitual bond between unrelated allies
- Muslim BrotherhoodTransnational Sunni Islamist organization
- universal brotherhoodBelief all humans connected
- sworn brotherhoodFormalized bond between non-relatives
- Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodMid-century English artistic revolt
- Christian brotherhoodUnity among believers