Brethren vs Revolt - What's the difference?
brethren | revolt |
(archaic)
(figuratively) the body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order
To rebel, particularly against authority.
* Shakespeare
To repel greatly.
* Burke
* J. Morley
To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at .
To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
* Milton
* J. Morley
As nouns the difference between brethren and revolt
is that brethren is (in the plural|informal) any brethren denomination (usually preceded by "the" or "the") while revolt is an act of revolt.As an adjective brethren
is of or pertaining to any religious group that uses or formerly used the word "brethren", capitalized, in referring to itself or its members.As a verb revolt is
to rebel, particularly against authority.brethren
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Noun
(head)Usage notes
The plural "brethren" is generally used for members of an organization, especially a religious body, whereas the plural "brothers" is used in the familial sense as well as for larger groups.See also
* Brethren * brother * sistren and nun * friar and frater or father * brotherhood, sisterhood * fraternity * siblingsrevolt
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Verb
- The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- Our discontented counties do revolt .
- Your brother revolts me!
- This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds.
- To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creature revolted his conscience and offended his reason.
- (Spenser)
- The stomach revolts''' at such food; his nature '''revolts at cruelty.
- Still revolt when truth would set them free.
- His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time.
