Meanings
nounGrand Orient (plural Grand Orients)
plural Grand Orients
- FreemasonryAn overarching group of associated Masonic lodges, led by a grandmaster.
Synonyms: Grand Lodge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn overarching group of associated Masonic lodges, led by a grandmaster.
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Origin
- FrenchGrand Orient
- EnglishGrand Orient
Borrowed from French Grand Orient.
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Dutch Grootoosten
- Grootoostenoverarching group of Masonic lodges
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Grand Orient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Orient
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“Grand Orient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Orient. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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