Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-8881468-20131229020408/@comment-18016240-20140108122321

Neithan02 wrote: a brotherhood has no religious context, it merely is a collection of equals.

etymologic dictionary ftw  (aka: a dictionary that gives you the history of a word, if you are niot familiar with the term)

"equivalent of Old English broþerrede "fellowship, brotherhood," with ending as in kindred; in early Middle English the word was brotherhede with ending as in maidenhead. The modern word, with -hood, is from 15c. Originally "relationship of a brother," also "friendly companionship." Concrete sense of "an association, a fraternity" is from mid-14c. in the Middle English word (later also "labor union," 1880s). Old English also had broðorscipe "brothership," broðorsibb "kinship of brothers."

empi launched his crusade, using that word ionoly because it was already detached from it#s origins, which is, however, not the case with damnation ;)

adn we cannot underestiomate the 30k to 40k differences You're just nitpicking now Neithan, a brotherhood also could refer to a brotherhood of monks or a knightly order, this is why space marines are often compared to knightly orders or warrior monks, they often secluded themselves from most humans and only showed up when their service was necessary.

Emps launched his crusade and called it that because of the symbolism behind it as a mission to unite humanity under a common banner, in this way it could be seen as a spiritual crusade if not an outright religious one.

Yes actually, damnation can be used for more than just religious connotations, the term 'damning proof/evidence' is used often when criminals are tried, and damnation is a fancier term for being guilty, or being punished for your crimes.