freemasonry

[ free-mey-suhn-ree ]

noun
  1. secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport: the freemasonry of those who hunger for knowledge.

  2. (initial capital letter) the principles, practices, and institutions of Freemasons.

Origin of freemasonry

1
First recorded in 1400–50, freemasonry is from the late Middle English word fremasonry.See Freemason, -ry

Words Nearby freemasonry

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How to use freemasonry in a sentence

  • But such, in brief, is the deep mystery of Gibraltar, such is the Toxicological department of universal freemasonry.

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  • There is a freemasonry of dawning womanhood which starts into life everywhere.

    A Houseful of Girls | Sarah Tytler
  • True, in the accounts given by the Jewish Encyclopædia, the word freemasonry is not once mentioned.

British Dictionary definitions for freemasonry (1 of 2)

freemasonry

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ) /


noun
  1. natural or tacit sympathy and understanding

British Dictionary definitions for Freemasonry (2 of 2)

Freemasonry

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ) /


noun
  1. the institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons

  2. Freemasons collectively

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