Freemason

[free-mey-suhn, free-mey-]

noun

1. 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.

2. (lowercase)

   1. one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.

   2. a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members accepted masons not connected with the building trades.

Freemason

¹

/ ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk, ˈfriːˌmeɪsən /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: Mason. a member of the widespread secret order, constituted in London in 1717, of Free and Accepted Masons , pledged to brotherly love, faith, and charity

freemason

²

/ ˈfriːˌmeɪsən, ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• freemasonic adjective
• Freemasonic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Freemason¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, Freemason is from the Middle English word fremason. See free, mason

Example Sentences

Freemasons take an oath of loyalty to the fraternity's principles and to supporting fellow members.

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In the years immediately after the American Revolution, rumors and hoaxes circulated about dark plots by the Illuminati and Freemasons, suggesting those secret organizations wanted to control the republic.

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All are members of the world’s largest secret society, the Freemasons—a group whose members include some of the world’s most influential people and whose secretive rituals have persisted for centuries.

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Mr Bongo has also been criticised over his prominent role in the Freemasons - a society whose Gabonese chapter he led, as lodge master.

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The Washington Monument was built by Freemasons; therefore, it's Satanic and needs to be destroyed.

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