Freemasons

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

After the Met's disclosure policy came into force, more than 300 Met officers and staff declared their involvement in the Freemasons or other groups.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A legal challenge against the Met Police over its decision to force staff to declare whether they are or have been Freemasons has been thrown out by a High Court judge.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

More than 300 Metropolitan Police officers and staff have declared their involvement in the Freemasons or other "hierarchical associations" after the force required them to do so last month, a High Court judge has said.

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