Anti-Mason

American  

[an-tee-mey-suhn, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈmeɪ sən, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

U.S. History.

1. a member of the Anti-Masonic party or a supporter of its principles.

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Other Word Forms

• Anti-Masonic adjective
• Anti-Masonry noun

Example Sentences

William Seward, another New York Anti-Mason, became Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of state, serving as a key member of the president’s wartime cabinet.

From Slate • May 15, 2015

Millard Fillmore, a New York Anti-Mason from the start, became president in 1850.

From Slate • May 15, 2015

Weed was one of the men who consolidated the Anti-Jackson, Anti-Mason and old Federal factions into the Whig party.

From Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by Lewis, Harry A.

Anti-Mason movement, used by Jacksonians against Adams, 208, 209; connection of Adams within Massachusetts, 226, 301.

From John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)