Freemason
a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons ), having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
(lowercase)History/Historical.
one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.
a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members (accepted masons ) not connected with the building trades.
Origin of Freemason
1Other words from Freemason
- free·ma·son·ic [free-muh-son-ik], /ˌfri məˈsɒn ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby Freemason
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How to use Freemason in a sentence
The American Mackey, as a consistent Freemason, shows scant sympathy for this traitor in the masonic camp.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterOne can never be sure, he said, of a converted Freemason, but must always fear lest he may return to his former friends.
As a member of the Freemason fraternity he was known as Gay Lussac.
The Katipunan | J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)Freemason, between Brewer and Granby, presented a sea deep enough to float a vessel of one hundred tons.
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell | Hugh Blair GrigsbyThe seventy-second anniversary festival of this institution was held at Freemason's Hall on the 30th of March, 1870.
British Dictionary definitions for freemason (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsən) /
medieval history a member of a guild of itinerant skilled stonemasons, who had a system of secret signs and passwords with which they recognized each other
Derived forms of freemason
- freemasonic (ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk), adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Freemason (2 of 2)
/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsən) /
a member of the widespread secret order, constituted in London in 1717, of Free and Accepted Masons, pledged to brotherly love, faith, and charity: Sometimes shortened to: Mason
Derived forms of Freemason
- Freemasonic (ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk), adjective
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