Freemasonry

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• Freemasonry — Free ma son*ry, n. The institutions or the practices of freemasons. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Freemasonry — (engl., spr. frī mēßönrī), Freimaurerei …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Freemasonry —   [ friːmeɪsnrɪ], englische Bezeichnung für Freimaurerei …   Universal-Lexikon

• Freemasonry — mid 15c., from FREEMASON (Cf. freemason) + RY (Cf. ry) …   Etymology dictionary

• Freemasonry — [frē′mās′ nrē] n. 1. the principles, rituals, etc. of Freemasons 2. the Freemasons 3. [f ] a natural sympathy and understanding among persons with like experiences …   English World dictionary

• Freemasonry — Freemasons redirects here. For other uses, see Freemasons (disambiguation). Masonic redirects here. For the ghost town in California, see Masonic, California. The Masonic Square and Compasses. (Found with or without the letter G) …   Wikipedia

• freemasonry — /free may seuhn ree/, n. 1. secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport: the freemasonry of those who hunger for knowledge. 2. (cap.) the principles, practices, and institutions of Freemasons. [1400 50; late ME fremasonry …   Universalium

• Freemasonry —    Initially a secret fraternity that developed a system of allegory and symbolism based on the temple of King Solomon and medieval stonemasonry, Freemasonry experienced its most tumultuous episodes in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• freemasonry —    The supposed existence of an international masonic conspiracy to destabilize Spain was one of the staples of right wing rhetoric throughout the nineteenth century and the Franco period. The reality was that even during the Second Republic,… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• freemasonry — [[t]fri͟ːmeɪs(ə)nri[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Freemasonry is the organization of the Freemasons and their beliefs and practices. He was very active in Freemasonry. 2) N UNCOUNT: also a N, usu with supp Freemasonry is the friendly feeling that exists… …   English dictionary