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Freemasonry

The institutions or the practices of freemasons.

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Companionship 76% connected

Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.

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Company 76% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Fellowship 76% connected

The state or relation of being or associate.

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Society 76% connected

The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

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Freemason 70% connected

One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of per…

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Mason 70% connected

One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.

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Masonry 92% connected

The art or occupation of a mason.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Activism noun · 78% connection

a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

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Citizen noun · 78% connection

a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

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Citizenship noun · 78% connection

conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship"

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Civic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

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Civil adjective · 78% connection

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "ci…

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Engagement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Involution noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Involvement noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Participation noun · 78% connection

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

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Petition verb · 78% connection

write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

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Abolish verb · 78% connection

To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to…

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Anglicanism noun · 78% connection

Attachment to England or English institutions.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: institutions, practices, freemasons.
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Anglomania noun · 78% connection

A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: institutions, practices, freemasons.
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Anthropography noun · 78% connection

That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by…

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Anti-American adjective · 78% connection

Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions.

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Assail verb · 78% connection

To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by…

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Borrowed capital noun · 78% connection

capital which the business borrows from institutions or people; includes various debentures.; "Capital contributed by the owner or ent…

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Chapter noun · 78% connection

An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons.

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Charity noun · 78% connection

Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.

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Charter noun · 78% connection

An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in…

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Christendom noun · 78% connection

That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heath…

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Commandery noun · 78% connection

An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons.

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Conservative adjective · 78% connection

Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.

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Department of Education noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educationa…

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Disorganized schizophrenia noun · 78% connection

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and biz…

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Disorganized type schizophrenia noun · 78% connection

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and biz…

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Education Department noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educationa…

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Establish adjective · 78% connection

To originate and secure the permanent existence of; to found; to institute; to create and regulate; -- said of a colony, a state, or o…

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