operative masonry
/ˈɑpərətɪv ˈmeɪsənri/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Practical masonry, i.e. construction with stone and other materials, understood as a coherent and ancient system contrasted with Speculative Masonry or Freemasonry.
Archaic
Example Sentences
- "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."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑpərətɪv ˈmeɪsənri/
- British English: /ˈɒpərətɪv ˈmeɪsənri/