freemasonry
Fellowship and sympathy among a number of peopleFellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
» You can see symbols of freemasonry on the one dollar bill.
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2 senses(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
Freimaurerei
масо́нствоmasónstvo, франкмасо́нствоfrankmasónstvo
a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.
Freemasons collectively
Examples
3 sentencesYou can see symbols of freemasonry on the one dollar bill.
Freemasonry is a belief in a higher power.
Let's talk about Freemasonry.
ruДавайте побеседуем о масонстве. — Ivanovb
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From freemason + -ry.From freemason + -ry.
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Forms
plural: freemasonries| Singular | freemasonry |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- Freemasons collectively:Masonry
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.