freemasonry

group of fraternal organizations
Organization social_group Q41726
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Freemasonry was founded in 1717.[1]

freemasonry

Summary

freemasonry is a social group[1]. freemasonry ranks in the top 2% of social_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,078 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • freemasonry's image is recorded as Palazzo Roffia, galleria 00.JPG[3].
  • freemasonry's instance of is recorded as social group[4].
  • freemasonry's instance of is recorded as fraternal organization[5].
  • liberty is named after freemasonry[6].
  • masonry is named after freemasonry[7].
  • freemasonry's logo image is recorded as Square and Compasses.svg[8].
  • freemasonry's ISNI is recorded as 0000000111459966[9].
  • freemasonry's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125418765[10].
  • freemasonry's GND ID is recorded as 4018348-8[11].
  • freemasonry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85051718[12].
  • freemasonry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79063993[13].
  • freemasonry's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500353358[14].
  • freemasonry's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119411931[15].
  • freemasonry's Commons category is recorded as Freemasonry[16].
  • freemasonry's pronunciation audio is recorded as Freemasonry.ogg[17].
  • freemasonry's pronunciation audio is recorded as Ελευθεροτεκτονισμός.ogg[18].
  • freemasonry's said to be the same as is recorded as Freemasons[19].
  • freemasonry's opposite of is recorded as anti-Masonry[20].
  • freemasonry's has part is recorded as Grand Lodge[21].
  • +1717-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of freemasonry[22].
  • freemasonry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_l9[23].
  • freemasonry's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph116347[24].
  • freemasonry's location of formation is recorded as London[25].
  • freemasonry's HDS ID is recorded as 011395[26].
  • freemasonry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Freemasonry[27].

Body

Founding

+1717-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of freemasonry[22]. freemasonry's location of formation is recorded as London[25].

Identity

freemasonry's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Freemasonry'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for freemasonry include pigpen cipher[29].

Why It Matters

freemasonry ranks in the top 2% of social_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,078 views/month).[2] freemasonry has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] freemasonry is known by 161 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

freemasonry has been cited as an influence by anthroposophy[32], a new religious movement[33], founded in 1913[34], headquartered in Dornach[35].

Entities named for freemasonry include pigpen cipher[29].

FAQs

Who did freemasonry influence?

freemasonry has been cited as an influence by anthroposophy[32].

References

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  11. [13] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . RAMEAU. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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