Freemason

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

/ ˈfriˌmeɪ sən, ˌfriˈmeɪ- /

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noun

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.

(lowercase)History/Historical.

one of a class of skilled stoneworkers of the Middle Ages, possessing secret signs and passwords.
a member of a society composed of such workers, which also included honorary members (accepted masons ) not connected with the building trades.

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Origin of Freemason

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Freemason

free·ma·son·ic

[free-muh-son-ik], /ˌfri məˈsɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby Freemason

free-machining, free macrophage, freeman, free market, freemartin, Freemason, freemasonry, Freemasons, freemium, free nerve endings, free on board

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How to use Freemason in a sentence

There were rumors that Fahrenheit was an active Freemason and based his scale’s starting point on the “32 degrees of enlightenment,” which accord to some rites of Freemasonry.
Melting Butter, Poisonous Mushrooms and the Strange History of the Invention of the Thermometer|Phil Jaekl|June 1, 2021|Time
The American Mackey, as a consistent Freemason, shows scant sympathy for this traitor in the masonic camp.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
One can never be sure, he said, of a converted Freemason, but must always fear lest he may return to his former friends.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900|Various
As a member of the freemason fraternity he was known as Gay Lussac.
The Katipunan|J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)

Freemason, between Brewer and Granby, presented a sea deep enough to float a vessel of one hundred tons.
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell|Hugh Blair Grigsby
The seventy-second anniversary festival of this institution was held at Freemason's Hall on the 30th of March, 1870.
Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888|Edward VII

British Dictionary definitions for Freemason (1 of 2)

freemason

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of freemason

freemasonic (ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk), adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Freemason (2 of 2)

Freemason

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of Freemason

Freemasonic (ˌfriːməˈsɒnɪk), adjective

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