| 单词 | rebekah lodge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRebekah lodge Originally: a holder of the degree of Rebekah, an honorary rank established in 1851 to be conferred upon the wives or daughters of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (see Odd Fellow n.). Later: a member of the Rebekahs, the female counterpart to the Odd Fellows which developed from this. Occasionally attributive, as Rebekah lodge. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > organizations similar to masons > members of organizations similar to masons Gormogon1725 Gregorian1742 Odd Fellow1789 buffaloa1849 Good Templar1853 Rebekah1854 Inner and Outer Guardian1879 primo1879 Shriner1886 1852 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 23 Jan. It is whispered about that these Ladies, wives of Odd Fellows, who have taken the new Degree of Rebekah, will also wear the appropriate emblem. 1853 J. T. Cooper Odd-Fellowship Examined 110 Members of the Rebekah Degree are excluded from a participation in the pecuniary benefits of the society.] 1854 Odd-Fellows' Offering 1854 232 I had the pleasure of learning that her husband was a brother Odd Fellow, and herself a sister ‘Rebekah’. 1860 C. E. De Long Jrnl. 27 July in Calif. Hist. Soc. Q. (1931) 10 252 Met in the Lodge Room. Rebeccas & Brothers & had a free & easy. 1913 Chicago Record-Herald 16 Mar. v. 6/5 The staff of Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge, No. 369, will confer the Rebekah degree on a large class of candidates. 1925 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 8 June 3/2 All Odd Fellows and Rebeccas are requested to meet at the hall Monday evening at 7:15. 1949 Milwaukie (Oregon) Rev. 28 July 6/3 Mrs. Wanda Million and Mrs. Esther Lineagar were initiated into the Milwaukie Rebekah lodge at last week's meeting in the city hall. 1972 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 3 Nov. 7/2 (caption) Rebekahs—Members of the Rebekahs are interested in forming an Independent Order of the Odd Fellows in Fairbanks. 1992 S. Butala Fourth Archangel xvi. 249 The Rebekahs must have broken off from their own meeting to come because they stood, a group of grey-haired women in their long white dresses ornamented with brightly coloured satin sashes and badges of office that shone in the bright light. < as lemmas |
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