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Freemasons

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  1. A men's fraternal organization with some religious aspects. Freemasons claim descent from the builders of the Temple in Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem).


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Scientists from the Robinson Research Institute, the School of Biomedicine, and the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing studied how space-like conditions affect sperm navigation, fertilization, and early embryo development.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

In a 17-page ruling on Tuesday, Mr Justice Chamberlain said the grounds of the proposed legal challenge were not "reasonably arguable" and that the policy was not discriminatory or "unduly stigmatising" against Freemasons.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The Met announced in December that membership of the Freemasons or similar organisations would be added to its declarable associations policy.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

The move prompted the bodies representing Freemasons to begin legal action over the force's decision at the High Court.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

In the winter of 1807, thirteen like-minded souls in London got together at the Freemasons Tavern at Long Acre, in Covent Garden, to form a dining club to be called the Geological Society.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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