lodge
37
7.6
- 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.
- The first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, how very grand.
- He was the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of all Freemasonry.
- I've was in a Freemasonic lodge for a short stint, very short stint.
- Rory Breaker And I'll tell you what, I've sat next to these brothers, some of these brothers at Rosemary Lodge again, right?
- Now if they were in the lodge, the one you're in, you go before them.
Examples
-
Well, let's have a look at your lodge brothers.
-
See you at the Lodge meeting.
-
The first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, how very grand.
-
Gentlemen in the lodge, Good afternoon.
-
We're not members of the most powerful lodge for nothing.
-
Why don't you just ask the guy at the lodge?
-
It's the first scholarship the Moose Lodge has given out.
-
I had the promise of a scholarship from the Masonic Lodge, a full scholarship to whatever college I wanted.
Fiction book (1994) -
It could happen to you or someone in your church or Masonic Lodge.
-
At the annual ceremony, members of the lodge celebrated their shared achievements and traditions.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity
204
6.7
A group of people with the same rank in a religion or formal group
111
4.2
A group of people with the same job or interest who help each other
84
3.0
People who share an interest and meet regularly
24
6.3
A group whose members keep their identity and activities hidden from others
15
3.1
A group where people meet to enjoy events and make friends
12
5.5
All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group
Compounds
- Archaic
A traditional home used by some Native American groups like a tepee or wigwam
How Formal
Surface Forms
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.