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Freemasonry 601 Words You Need to Know

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Freemasonry 601 Words You Need to Know

/ˈfriːˌmeɪ.sən.ri/

Definition

mutual and friendly understanding and bond among people in a special group, fraternity, brotherhood, camaraderie, comradeship, esprit de corps, companionship – practices or rituals of freemasons, referring to a group of freemasons and their activities, rituals and beliefs

Example

Freemasonry, the teachings and practices of the secret fraternal (men-only) order of Free and Accepted Masons, the largest worldwide secret society. Spread by the advance of the British Empire, Freemasonry remains most popular in the British Isles and in other countries originally within the empire. Estimates of the worldwide membership of Freemasonry in the early 21st century ranged from about two million to more than six million.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/

Antonyms

schism, rift, disagreement, friction

Parts of speech

Noun: freemason

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