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• freemasonry
  freemasonry

  noun

  secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport.
• Freemasonry
  Freemasonry

  noun

  the institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons

freemasonry

American  

[free-mey-suhn-ree] / ˈfriˌmeɪ sən ri /

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.

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Freemasonry ¹ British  

/ ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ /

noun

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

2. Freemasons collectively

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freemasonry ² British  

/ ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ /

noun

1. natural or tacit sympathy and understanding

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Etymology

Origin of freemasonry

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

Example Sentences

The Biblical figure King Solomon is central to Freemasonry - his construction of First Temple in Jerusalem is reflected in Masonic ideals of self-development and spiritual growth.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

He became the Babcock family’s coachman and quickly gained respect in the Greater San Diego area, founding a Prince Hall Freemasonry lodge in San Diego for Black middle-class men to congregate and discuss civil rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

They were social clubs with similarities to Freemasonry.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

The group says it has 180,000 male members, with two parallel female lodges in England having another 5,000 members, and estimates global Freemasonry membership at around six million.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023

At the oral argument months earlier, I'd been hopeful as I walked into the imposing Alabama Judicial Building and stood in the grand appellate courtroom that was formerly a Scottish Rite Freemasonry temple.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson