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brotherliness

[bruhth-er-lee]

adjective

of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.

adverb

as a brother; fraternally.

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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōthorlīc. See brother, -ly

Related forms

broth·er·li·ness, noun

pseu·do·broth·er·ly, adverb

qua·si-broth·er·ly, adjective

un·broth·er·li·ness, noun

un·broth·er·ly, adjective, adverb

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brotherly (ˈbrʌðəlɪ)

—*adj*
1.	of, resembling, or suitable to a brother, esp in showing loyalty and affection; fraternal

—*adv*
2.	in a brotherly way; fraternally

'brotherliness

—n

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"The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the "disenchantment of the world." Precisely the ultimate and most sublime values have retreated from public life either into the transcendental realm of mystic life or into the brotherliness of direct and personal human relations. It is not accidental that our greatest art is intimate and not monumental."

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