freemasonry
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- noun
- /ˈfriːˌmeɪsənri/
- The local club is based on a sense of freemasonry that brings together people with similar interests.
Examples
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It also emphasizes that freemasonry is an open, not secretive society.
Blog text (6) -
A grand master's year of service is known as "a journey," and grand masters typically put 30,000 miles on their cars as they travel the state visiting lodges, attending meetings, dinners, and dedications, and promoting freemasonry in general.
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I think Freemasonry for trans people.
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They said, well, you can have Freemasonry, but it's Catholic and that's what they did.
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The white gloves (freemasonry symbol), the Michael Jackson moves, the close-up of Gaga crying with Madonna's diastema ...
Blog text (30) -
Beyond royalty, Crebillon's writing is addressed to that "freemasonry" of which Paulhan speaks: "there is in literature a freemasonry of pleasure, and its winks, its half-uttered invitations, its lines of dots are known to all" (14).
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There is a strong sense of freemasonry among artists, fostering collaboration and support within the community.
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Many writers feel a unique freemasonry with those who share their passion for storytelling.
Synonyms
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A feeling of close support and loyalty between people
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Etymology
Freemasonry comes from free and mason: a mason was a 'worker who builds with stone' and free meant 'able to travel' to find work. Those stone workers formed a close 'brotherhood', so freemasonry now also means a natural feeling of friendship among people with the same interests.