frater
Latin for brother
Frater is Latin for brother, used in English primarily in religious contexts for a member of a monastic order—a friar or monk.
The word appears in formal or historical settings: The frater took his vows at twenty.
In some fraternities and secret societies, frater serves as a formal address among members.
Male with shared parents
- siblingBrother or sister
- familyRelated people together
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
lineage · clan · tribe · kinfolk · kindred · relatives · descendants · progeny
Cloistered religious devotee
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- friaryMendicant monks' residence
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
priory · convent · novice · novitiate · habit · vows · celibacy · scriptorium
Kinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- bondBinding tie or connection
Greek life · pledge · initiation · chapter · lodge · order · guild · society
One who performs sacraments
- clericOrdained religious leader
- mendicantOne who begs
- DominicanPreaching order member
- FranciscanMendicant order member
Augustinian · Carmelite · Benedictine · prior · abbot · preacher · confessor · missionary
brother
Male with shared parents
ancestry · lineage · clan · tribe · kinfolk · kindred · relatives · descendants · progeny · heritage
monk
Cloistered religious devotee
cloister · priory · convent · novice · novitiate · habit · vows · celibacy · scriptorium · refectory
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
bond · Greek life · pledge · initiation · chapter · lodge · order · guild · society · secret society
priest
One who performs sacraments
Franciscan · Augustinian · Carmelite · Benedictine · prior · abbot · preacher · confessor · missionary · theologian
companion
One who keeps company
colleague · associate · partner · confidant · mate · buddy · pal · cohort · sidekick · confederate
- fraternal twinsNon-identical siblings born together
- fraternity houseBrotherhood's shared living quarters
- fraternity lifeOrganized college brotherhood culture
- fraternity brotherMale Greek organization member
- fraternity pledgeProspective Greek member
- fraternity rowStreet of brotherhood houses
fraternity, fraternal, fraternize, fraternization, fraternities, confraternity