freemasonry
noun
secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport.
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freemasonry
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Freemasonry
Freemasonrynounthe institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons
freemasonry
American
[free-may-suhn-ree]
/ ˈfriˌmeɪ sən ri /
noun
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freemasonries
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secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport.
the freemasonry of those who hunger for knowledge.
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(initial capital letter) the principles, practices, and institutions of Freemasons.
Freemasonry
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British
/ ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ /
noun
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the institutions, rites, practices, etc, of Freemasons
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Freemasons collectively
freemasonry
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British
/ ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ /
noun
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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
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Temptingly, he explained that “the theater, behind the scenes, has an emotional freemasonry of its own, certainly franker and arguably wholesomer than the stiffness of suburban society outside.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
A retired prosecutor who chased him for years blames unspecified freemasonry circles.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2023
Now research from the University of Edinburgh has revealed the origins of the Hogmanay tradition are connected to freemasonry.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
Over the next two centuries, Prince Hall freemasonry snowballed across the United States, becoming the world’s largest fraternity for black men.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2014
At least that is what might have been said of him 8 or 10 years ago, previous to the time in which he became fanaticised by freemasonry.
From The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune by Francis St. Clair
Freemasonry is a centuries-old fraternal organisation with about six million members worldwide, including more than 200,000 in England and Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
According to the United Grand Lodge of England, modern Freemasonry "is one of the oldest social and charitable organisations in the world", rooted in the traditions of medieval stonemasons.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
Mozart, as well as being intrigued by the hidden curiosities and mystical secrets of Freemasonry, unashamedly celebrated in The Magic Flute, was fascinated by the supernatural, and by what we would call psychological motive.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Besides, the gun, fishing-rod, boat, and horse constitute, among all who use them, secret freemasonries.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various
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