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FREEMASONRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freemasons collectively
Synonyms:
Freemasonry; Masonry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Freemasonry" is a kind of...):
secret society (a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers)
Meronyms (members of "Freemasonry"):
Freemason; Mason (a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
Example:
he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("freemasonry" is a kind of...):
companionship; company; fellowship; society (the state of being with someone)
