fraternal lodge
Secret society clubhouse
A fraternal lodge is a local chapter of a fraternal organization—a membership society built around shared rituals, mutual aid, and social bonding.
The Freemasons, Elks, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Columbus all organize into lodges.
The term refers both to the group itself and to the building where they meet: The fraternal lodge on Main Street hosts bingo nights.
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- secret societyCovert fraternal organization
- secretConcealed information
- secret handshakeMembers-only coded greeting
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
ritual · initiation rite · Masonic · Elks · initiation · regalia · temple · oath · members · membership dues · hall · benevolent · apron · emblem · chapter · grand · ceremony · fellowship
fraternal lodgepublic park
Municipal recreation grounds
public library · open forum · drop-in center · town square · town hall
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