archconfraternity
English
editEtymology
editFrom arch- + confraternity, calque of Ecclesiastical Latin archiconfrāternitās.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarchconfraternity (plural archconfraternities)
- (Roman Catholicism) A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods.
Translations
editreligious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges to other similar brotherhoods
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