Opposed to Freemasonry, its members, or its principles and practices.
Derived from 'antimason' with the adjectival suffix '-ic.' The term became prominent in 19th-century political discourse when anti-Masonic sentiment grew strong enough to form political movements.
The Anti-Masonic movement was one of the first political movements in America organized specifically around opposing a single issue—the secrecy of Freemasonry—making it an early example of single-issue activism.
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