name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Speculative Masonry
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Freemasons collectively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Masonry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: secret society
6
noun
Meaning 6
a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: company, companionship, fellowship, society
History
Etymology
From freemason + -ry.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
المَاسُونِيَّة
(al-māsūniyya)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Catalan:
francmaçoneria
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Chinese Mandarin:
共濟會綱領 /共济会纲领
(Gòngjìhuì gānglǐng)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Czech:
svobodné zednářství
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Dutch:
vrijmetselarij
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Esperanto:
framasonismo
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Finnish:
vapaamuurarius
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
French:
franc-maçonnerie
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
German:
Freimaurerei
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Greek:
ελευθεροτεκτονισμός
(eleftherotektonismós)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Hungarian:
szabadkőművesség
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Italian:
massoneria
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Italian:
frammassoneria
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Japanese:
フリーメイソンリー
(furīmeisonrī)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Persian:
فراماسونری
(ferâmâsoneri)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Polish:
wolnomularstwo
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Polish:
masoneria
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Portuguese:
maçonaria
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Portuguese:
francomaçonaria
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Romanian:
francmasonerie
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Romanian:
masonerie
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Russian:
франкмасо́нство
(frankmasónstvo)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Russian:
масо́нство
(masónstvo)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Serbo-Croatian:
slobodno zidarstvo
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Sicilian:
mazzunarìa
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Slovak:
slobodomurárstvo
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Spanish:
masonismo
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Ukrainian:
масо́нство
(masónstvo)
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Vietnamese:
Hội Tam Điểm
— institutions and ways of the Freemasons
Arabic:
مَاسُونِيَّة
(māsūniyya)
— fellowship and sympathy
Armenian:
մասոնություն
(masonutʻyun)
— fellowship and sympathy
Chinese Mandarin:
同病相憐 /同病相怜
(tóngbìngxiānglián)
— fellowship and sympathy
Chinese Mandarin:
惺惺相惜
(xīngxīngxiāngxī)
— fellowship and sympathy
Chinese Mandarin:
意氣相投 /意气相投
(yìqìxiāngtóu)
— fellowship and sympathy
Dutch:
vrijmetselarij
— fellowship and sympathy
Finnish:
veljeys
— fellowship and sympathy
French:
franc-maçonnerie
— fellowship and sympathy
Georgian:
მასონობა
(masonoba)
— fellowship and sympathy
German:
Freimaurerei
— fellowship and sympathy
Greek:
ελευθεροτεκτονισμός
(eleftherotektonismós)
— fellowship and sympathy
Hebrew:
הבונים החופשיים
— fellowship and sympathy
Hungarian:
bajtársiasság
— fellowship and sympathy
Hungarian:
összetartás
— fellowship and sympathy
Japanese:
フリーメーソン
(furī mēson)
— fellowship and sympathy
Korean:
프리메이슨
(peurimeiseun)
— fellowship and sympathy
Portuguese:
maçonaria
— fellowship and sympathy
Russian:
масо́нство
(masónstvo)
— fellowship and sympathy
Russian:
франкмасо́нство
(frankmasónstvo)
— fellowship and sympathy