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

He added that leaving the decision of whether to declare membership of the Freemasons to individual officers and staff on an "ad hoc basis" would not "achieve the object of maintaining or enhancing public trust".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Freemasons wear symbolic aprons and progress through degrees of membership, with the phrase "giving someone the third degree" originating from its final stage of initiation.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

The newspaper said nine thousand Freemasons were marching, and thirty thousand people lined the street to welcome Cleopatra’s Needle to New York.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman