The difference between Brethren and Brotherhood
Brethren is also adjective with the meaning: of or akin to.
Brotherhood is also noun with the meaning: the state of being brothers or a brother.
check bellow for the other definitions of Brethren and Brotherhood
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Brethren as a noun (archaic):
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Brethren as a noun (figuratively):
the body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order
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Brethren as an adjective:
Of or akin to; related; like
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Brotherhood as a noun:
The state of being brothers or a brother.
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Brotherhood as a noun:
An association for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
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Brotherhood as a noun:
The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
Examples:
"the legal brotherhood"
"the medical brotherhood"
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Brotherhood as a noun:
People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.