Open Brethren
- one of the two principal divisions of the Plymouth Brethren (the other is the Exclusive Brethren), formed in 1849 as a result of doctrinal and other differences. The Open Brethren are less rigorous and less exclusive in matters such as conditions for membership and contact with outsiders than the Exclusive Brethren.开放派兄弟会(普利茅斯兄弟会的两个主要分支中的一个, 另一个是封闭派兄弟会, 因教义和其他分歧成立于1849年, 该分支在会员条件和与外界接触方面不如封闭派兄弟会严格和排外)。