Meanings
nounarchconfraternity (plural archconfraternities)
plural archconfraternities
- CatholicismA religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
Origin
- Ecclesiastical Latinarchiconfrāternitās
- Englisharchconfraternity
From arch- + confraternity, calque of Ecclesiastical Latin archiconfrāternitās.
More words from Ecclesiastical Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan arxiconfraria
- arxiconfrariareligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
Italian arciconfraternita
- arciconfraternitareligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
Latin archiconfrāternitās
- archiconfrāternitāsreligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
Polish archikonfraternia, arcybractwo
- archikonfraterniareligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
- arcybractworeligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
Portuguese arquiconfraria
- arquiconfrariareligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
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