freemasonry

noun/ˈfriːˌmeɪsənri/

Frequency rank: #16,699 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a natural fellowship or sympathy among people with shared experiences or interests.

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Example sentence

There was an unspoken freemasonry among the old soldiers, a bond that outsiders could never quite understand.

Synonyms & related words

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