A place supporting a dialogue among Traditional Cosmopolitan Freemasonry in North America, the Anglo-American tradition of Freemasonry and wider civil society.

 

Traditional Cosmopolitan Freemasonry

Commonly referred to in Europe as "Liberal Progressive Freemasonry"

Traditional

Function: adjective
Date: 14th century

1 a: an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom) b: a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable

2: the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction3: cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions4: characteristic manner, method, or style <in the best liberal tradition>

 

Cosmopolitan

Function: adjective
Date: 1798

1: having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing
2: having wide international sophistication: worldly
3: composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world

 

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