freemasonry

[ free-mey-suhn-ree ]

/ ˈfriˌmeɪ sən ri /

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noun

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.

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Origin of freemasonry

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

Words nearby freemasonry

free-machining, freeman, free market, freemartin, Freemason, freemasonry, Freemasons, freemium, free on board, free on rail, Freeper

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How to use freemasonry in a sentence

Johnson vows, at the beginning of the novel, to initiate his readers into the “freemasonry of the race.”
American Dreams: 1912, ‘The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man’|Nathaniel Rich|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Importantly, he makes clear the political and spiritual inclusiveness of Freemasonry, which is one of its greatest strengths.
Debunking Dan Brown|Michael Baigent|September 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But there is something to praise: His attitude toward Freemasonry.
Debunking Dan Brown|Michael Baigent|September 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In that freemasonry of the wilderness they dispensed with credentials, save those each man carried in his face and in his manner.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower

Be sure, therefore, that Freemasonry is a veil of the worst species of moral licence.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
But such, in brief, is the deep mystery of Gibraltar, such is the Toxicological department of universal Freemasonry.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
There is a freemasonry of dawning womanhood which starts into life everywhere.
A Houseful of Girls|Sarah Tytler
True, in the accounts given by the Jewish Encyclopædia, the word Freemasonry is not once mentioned.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for freemasonry (1 of 2)

freemasonry

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ) /

noun

natural or tacit sympathy and understanding

British Dictionary definitions for freemasonry (2 of 2)

Freemasonry

/ (ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ) /

noun

the institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons

Freemasons collectively

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freemasonry

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