Meaning of Operative Masonry | Babel Free
ˈɑpərətɪv ˈmeɪsənriDefinitions
Practical masonry, i.e. construction with stone and other materials, understood as a coherent and ancient system contrasted with Speculative Masonry or Freemasonry.
Examples
“Coordinate term: Speculative Masonry”
“But you and I, my brother, are taught that Operative Masonry is but the outward form⟳, the type⟳, the model⟳ of speculative Masonry; and that King Solomon’s Temple, with all its particulars, was the antitype of the grand world-wide system which we call⟳ Freemasonry.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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