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Encyclopedia > Masons

A mason is a worker in brick or stone, now primarily involved in building walls, but previously also arches and vaults. (See Masonry.)


A Mason is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, a fraternal organization. (See Freemasonry.)


Mason is the name of several places in the United States of America:

People named Mason include:


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Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (8572 words)
She frequently attended, wearing her Masonic regalia, and gave entertainments, under Masonic auspices, for the benefit of the poor and distressed.
Masons debate as to whether "stupid" and "irreligious" are meant as necessary, or as accidental, modifiers of "atheist" and "libertine".
In 1948 this emblem was adopted as a Masonic emblem at the first Annual Convention of the United Grand Lodges of Germany, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Masonic - definition of Masonic in Encyclopedia (5338 words)
Masons give numerous reasons for this, one of which is that Freemasonry uses an initiatory system of degrees to explore ethical and philosophical issues, and this system is less effective if the observer knows beforehand what will happen.
Masons disagree as to whether "stupid" and "irreligious" are meant as necessary or as accidental modifiers of "atheist" and "libertine".
German Masons used the blue forget-me-not as a secret means of recognition and as a substitute for the traditional (and too easily recognized) square and compasses.
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