brotherly love

collocation in English

meaningsofbrotherlyandlove

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brotherly
adjective
uk
/ˈbrʌð.əl.i/us
/ˈbrʌð.ɚ.li/
showing the kindness, interest, or love that you would expect a brother ...
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love
noun
uk
/lʌv/us
/lʌv/
the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in ...
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(Definition ofbrotherlyandlovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrotherly love

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Do not be too judgmental, be compassionate andbrotherlylovewill reign supreme.
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As we have seen, the city does not ooze withbrotherlyloveeither.
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Conflicts, he insisted, must not be overlooked, or hypocritically denied and suppressed but tackled inbrotherlyloveand care.
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Recovery of individual identity becomes the antidote for psychic and social alienation, allowing for a move from division and guilt tobrotherlyloveand national unity.
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We conduct our business withbrotherlyloveand compassion.
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It is a wonderful idea this universal understanding andbrotherlylove, but it does not really work.
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It is not only a matter ofbrotherlyloveand of the strong branch helping the weak branch.
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They did that consistently, because they were so full of charity andbrotherlylovetowards one another.
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Not everybody who exercises free speech is preachingbrotherlylove.
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It is amazing howbrotherlylovespreads across political parties.
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There has been too much of this business about kindness andbrotherlylove.
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He may have a greatbrotherlylovefor the union executive, except in that one matter.
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I know perfectly well, from that experience, thebrotherlylovethat does exist betwixt the employers of labour and the working people.
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Thisbrotherlylovewas put to the test this past fortnight"— he is referring to the period of the war— "and proved genuine.
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He made one or two sneering comments aboutbrotherlylove.
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What kind ofbrotherlyloveis that from the unions?
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I am not complaining about that; letbrotherlylovecontinue.
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This leads to very littlebrotherlylove.
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Class hatred is far more popular now than fraternity orbrotherlylove.
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