单词 | freemasonic |
释义 | > as lemmasˌFreemaˈsonic ˌFreemaˈsonic adj. of or relating to Freemasons (sense 2); = masonic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [adjective] > relating to freemasonry masonic1761 Freemasonic1788 1788 T. Johnson No. 1: Summer Productions 16 Blest is the Man who free Masonic Rules Has learn'd betimes, and well employ'd his Tools. 1831 Westm. Rev. 14 156 A free-masonic order who converse by signs, innuendos, and slang. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. xxxviii. 317 That mysterious undefinable freemasonic signal, which passes between women, by which each knows that the other hates her. 1927 Musical Q. 13 513 It is quite likely that some of the specifically freemasonic features of The Magic Flute were proposed by him [sc. Ludwig Gieseke]. 2004 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 18 June e2 A brilliant interpretation of Freemasonic mythology, substituting the Chrysler Building for Solomon's Temple. < as lemmas |
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