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archconfraternity
[ ahrch-kon-fruh-tur-ni-tee ]
noun
Roman Catholic Church.
plural archconfraternities.
- a confraternity having the right to associate itself with confraternities that are similar to it, and to impart to them its privileges and indulgences.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of archconfraternity1
From the Italian word ²¹°ù³¦¾±³¦´Ç²Ô´Ú°ù²¹³Ù±ð°ù²Ô¾±³Ùà , dating back to 1630–40. See arch- 1, confraternity
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More than 200 Milwaukee merchants had launched a cooperative drive, sparked by the "Milwaukee Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers," a Roman Catholic group which has already plastered city buses and streetcars with 1,200 posters bearing its slogan: Put Christ Back Into Christmas.
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