freemasonry
secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport: the freemasonry of those who hunger for knowledge.
(initial capital letter) the principles, practices, and institutions of Freemasons.
Origin of freemasonry
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How to use freemasonry in a sentence
Johnson vows, at the beginning of the novel, to initiate his readers into the “freemasonry of the race.”
American Dreams: 1912, ‘The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man’ | Nathaniel Rich | February 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTImportantly, he makes clear the political and spiritual inclusiveness of freemasonry, which is one of its greatest strengths.
But there is something to praise: His attitude toward freemasonry.
In that freemasonry of the wilderness they dispensed with credentials, save those each man carried in his face and in his manner.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerBe sure, therefore, that freemasonry is a veil of the worst species of moral licence.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
But such, in brief, is the deep mystery of Gibraltar, such is the Toxicological department of universal freemasonry.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteThere is a freemasonry of dawning womanhood which starts into life everywhere.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerTrue, in the accounts given by the Jewish Encyclopædia, the word freemasonry is not once mentioned.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. Webster
British Dictionary definitions for freemasonry (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ) /
natural or tacit sympathy and understanding
British Dictionary definitions for Freemasonry (2 of 2)
/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ) /
the institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons
Freemasons collectively
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