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    Masonic
    adjective
    pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
  • masonic
    masonic
    adjective
    (often capital) of, characteristic of, or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry

Masonic

American  
[muh-son-ik] / məˈsɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.


masonic British  
/ məˈsɒnɪk /

adjective

  1. (often capital) of, characteristic of, or relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry

  2. of or relating to masons or masonry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Masonic

First recorded in 1790–1800; mason + -ic

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I found a document releasing people convicted of first-degree murder so they could give a talk at a Masonic lodge or play chess at a high school tournament.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Locals give directions to out-of-towners using churches as landmarks, and a Masonic lodge was promoting a squirrel hunt one recent day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

The research was carried out by scientists in the UCL Faculties of Life Sciences and Brain Sciences, with support from the Cambridge Trust, Wellcome, and the Masonic Charitable Foundation.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Members are required to believe in a Supreme Being - though not be members of a specific religion - and are reportedly prohibited from discussing politics or religion at Masonic meetings.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

His Masonic ring had diamond chips in it.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

The material left for posterity in 1887 turned out to be mostly routine — a Bible, an almanac, a masonic trinket along with Confederate bank notes and a genealogy of the Lee family.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022

Dr Grant uncovered the masonic link while researching her book Auld Lang Syne: A Song And Its Culture, which explores how its popularity spread around the world.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021

Dupart was active in the social, political and masonic organizations that were part of the fabric of New Orleans society.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2020

But in 1923, the settlement was a small and prosperous predominantly black town, with its own baseball team, a masonic temple and a few hundred residents.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2016

Q. That is not the question; say if it true that these ceremonies are observed in masonic lodges?

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente

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