FREEMASONRY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)