Bible Dictionary: Masonry

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Construction using stone or brick.

2. (n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry.

3. (n.) That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.

4. (n.) The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.

Topical Bible Verses

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me.
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Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
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1 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
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2 Corinthians 6:14
Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion has light with darkness?
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Library

Letter xvi. --To Amphilochius.
... In the blocks of masonry formed by the angles there will be an equal number of pillars,
at once for ornament and for strength, and these again will carry ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/letter xvi to amphilochius.htm

The Conquest of Babylon.
... They used for all this masonry a cement made from a species of bitumen, which was
found in great quantities floating down one of the rivers which flowed into ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter viii the conquest of.htm

Hiram, the Inspired Artificer
... There were temples on a larger scale, and of more massive construction, but the
enormous masses of masonry of the oldest nations were not comparable with the ...
/.../milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/hiram the inspired artificer.htm

The Memphite Empire
... pyramid of considerable dimensions could have disappeared without leaving any traces
behind, especially when we see the enormous masses of masonry which still ...
/.../chapter iithe memphite empire.htm

The Shepherd, the Stone of Israel
... where a hundred generations in succession have made their fortresses, one may see
stones with the bevel that tells of early Jewish masonry, and above them ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the shepherd the stone of.htm

On a Piece of Chalk. A Lecture to Working Men.
... Thus the chalk is no unimportant element in the masonry of the earth's crust, and
it impresses a peculiar stamp, varying with the conditions to which it is ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/ix on a piece of.htm

The Pride of Amaryllis
... "Enough will happen here in time to divert you," he said. She made a motion with
her hand that swept the round of masonry about her. "Not until this falls.". ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter xiv the pride of.htm

At the Well
... with rough limestone. Moss grew in the crevices of the masonry and about
it had been a sod of velvet grass. Black beetles slipped ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxvii at the well.htm

That God May be Glorified
... work he does. The master mason has a wider range of thought: his aim is
that all the masonry shall be true and good. The contractor ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/working for god/xxxi that god may be.htm

John's Doubts of Jesus, and Jesus' Praise of John
... The halls of luxurious vice and the walls of defence are gone; but the dungeons
are there still, with the holes in the masonry into which the bars were fixed ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/johns doubts of jesus and.htm

Thesaurus

Masonry (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry. ...
Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar. ...
/m/masonry.htm - 7k

Building (249 Occurrences)
... 2. Masonry: In stone localities buildings were of stone, but the class
of building was only that of the rude stone waller. Random ...
/b/building.htm - 47k

Build (242 Occurrences)
... 2. Masonry: In stone localities buildings were of stone, but the class
of building was only that of the rude stone waller. Random ...
/b/build.htm - 45k

Fortified (79 Occurrences)
... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive
Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ...
/f/fortified.htm - 63k

Fort (8 Occurrences)
... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive
Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ...
/f/fort.htm - 41k

Fortress (75 Occurrences)
... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive
Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ...
/f/fortress.htm - 60k

Fortification (5 Occurrences)
... shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive
Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7. Masonry 8. Gates ...
/f/fortification.htm - 40k

Machpelah (6 Occurrences)
... akin to marble. The walls which are between 8 and 9 ft thick are of solid
masonry throughout. At the height of 15 ft. from the ground ...
/m/machpelah.htm - 19k

Gather (251 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of
a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like. ...
/g/gather.htm - 47k

Tyropoeon
... cloister rose to the height of about 50 feet, "so that this section of the wall
would originally present to view a stupendous mass of masonry scarcely to be ...
/t/tyropoeon.htm - 7k

Bible Concordance

Masonry (1 Occurrence)

Ezekiel 46:23 And there was a wall round about in them, round about the four, and boiling-places were made under the walls round about.
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Subtopics

Masonry

Related Terms

Building (249 Occurrences)

Build (242 Occurrences)

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

Fort (8 Occurrences)

Fortress (75 Occurrences)

Fortification (5 Occurrences)

Machpelah (6 Occurrences)

Gather (251 Occurrences)

Tyropoeon