Christian Brother

noun

A member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a worldwide Catholic religious community founded by Edmund Rice.

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Meanings

nounChristian Brother (plural Christian Brothers or Christian Brethren)

plural Christian Brothers · plural Christian Brethren

  1. A member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a worldwide Catholic religious community founded by Edmund Rice.
  2. A member of the De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic lay religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in France and now based in Rome.
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Christian Brother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20Brother

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Chicago

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