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lodge

lodge

37 7.6
A group of people who share interests and meet regularly
  • noun
  • /lɑdʒ/
: logia
  • He was the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of all Freemasonry.
  • a Masonic lodge
  • a fraternal lodge
  • a national lodge

The first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, how very grand.

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Examples

Synonyms

club
vslodge
∞ 1.0

A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity

is a more formal association that can be exclusive and ritualized
order
vslodge
204 6.7

A group of people with the same rank in a religion or formal group

is a formal association with members and sometimes secret rites
guild
vslodge
111 4.2

A group of people with the same job or interest who help each other

is similar but focuses more on mutual support within a profession
society
vslodge
84 3.0

People who share an interest and meet regularly

is specifically a formal association sometimes using secret membership or rituals
secret society
vslodge
24 6.3

A group whose members keep their identity and activities hidden from others

is a formal association that can include secret rites and membership
social club
vslodge
15 3.1

A group where people meet to enjoy events and make friends

is a formal association that may include rituals or closed membership
fraternity
vslodge
12 5.5

All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group

is a formal association often organized around shared aims and rituals

Compounds

A small house or cabin in the countryside where people stay while hunting

4 3.2

A building near ski slopes where people stay and warm up

2 3.6

A small hotel by a road with parking spaces in front of rooms

Indian lodge
  • Archaic
8.2

A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam

shooting lodge
  • Archaic
7.4

A small house in the country where hunters stay during hunting season

How Formal

order
204 6.7
lodge
37 7.6
society
84 3.0
club
∞ 1.0
to group
38 1.2

Surface Forms

lodge singular
lodges plural

Etymology

Lodge for a group comes from the same idea of a loge as a 'meeting place' or small room where people gathered, and the name moved from the place to the people who meet there. That's why a lodge can mean both a building and the society that meets inside it.