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.
the institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons
Freemasons collectively
First recorded in 1400–50, freemasonry is from the late Middle English word fremasonry. See Freemason, -ry
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His body is interred at the Washington headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, which also contains a small museum in his honour.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
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
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