Entered Apprentice

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Masonic degree first degree of Freemasonry

Entered Apprentice is the first and introductory degree of Freemasonry, representing a candidate’s initial initiation into the Masonic fraternity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Entered Apprentice canonical	6
Entered Apprentice degree	6
Entered Apprentice degree (some jurisdictions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T114560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Entered Apprentice
Context triple: [Masonic lodge, hasDegree, Entered Apprentice]

A. Young Lawyers Division
The Young Lawyers Division is the American Bar Association’s section dedicated to supporting, developing, and representing early-career attorneys and law students.
B. Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program is a leadership development initiative of the Obama Foundation that supports and connects emerging civic innovators and changemakers around the world.
C. Young Pioneers
The Young Pioneers was a mass Soviet youth organization that indoctrinated children with communist ideology through structured activities, education, and collective social life.
D. Graduation
Graduation is Kanye West’s critically acclaimed 2007 studio album that blends hip hop with electronic and pop influences and features hits like “Stronger” and “Good Life.”
E. Knight Bachelor
A Knight Bachelor is the most basic and oldest rank of knighthood in the British honours system, granted to men for significant contributions to national life without admission to an organized order of chivalry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Entered Apprentice
Target entity description: Entered Apprentice is the first and introductory degree of Freemasonry, representing a candidate’s initial initiation into the Masonic fraternity.

A. Young Lawyers Division
The Young Lawyers Division is the American Bar Association’s section dedicated to supporting, developing, and representing early-career attorneys and law students.
B. Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program is a leadership development initiative of the Obama Foundation that supports and connects emerging civic innovators and changemakers around the world.
C. Young Pioneers
The Young Pioneers was a mass Soviet youth organization that indoctrinated children with communist ideology through structured activities, education, and collective social life.
D. Graduation
Graduation is Kanye West’s critically acclaimed 2007 studio album that blends hip hop with electronic and pop influences and features hits like “Stronger” and “Good Life.”
E. Knight Bachelor
A Knight Bachelor is the most basic and oldest rank of knighthood in the British honours system, granted to men for significant contributions to national life without admission to an organized order of chivalry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Masonic degree ⓘ first degree of Freemasonry ⓘ
associatedWith	symbol of the common gavel ⓘ symbol of the lambskin apron ⓘ symbol of the northeast corner of the lodge ⓘ symbol of the twenty-four inch gauge ⓘ
dateOfOrigin	early 18th century in its modern form ⓘ
developedIn	England ⓘ
emphasizes	obedience to lodge officers ⓘ secrecy and discretion ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ
followedBy	Fellowcraft ⓘ surface form: Fellowcraft degree Second degree of Freemasonry ⓘ
follows	Masonic initiation petition and ballot ⓘ
governedBy	Grand Lodge regulations ⓘ
grantsStatus	membership in a Masonic lodge with limited rights ⓘ
hasComponent	catechism or question-and-answer instruction ⓘ charge or admonition ⓘ obligation of secrecy ⓘ presentation of working tools ⓘ ritual lecture ⓘ symbolic journey around the lodge ⓘ
hasRank	lowest degree in symbolic Masonry ⓘ
hasRole	initiation ceremony ⓘ introductory degree ⓘ
languageOfRitual	varies by jurisdiction ⓘ
limits	right to hold lodge office in many jurisdictions ⓘ right to vote in lodge affairs in many jurisdictions ⓘ
partOf	Blue Lodge degrees ⓘ Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ surface form: Craft Freemasonry
practicedIn	Masonic lodges ⓘ surface form: Blue Lodges Masonic lodges ⓘ
relatedTo	Fellowcraft ⓘ Master Mason ⓘ
represents	beginning of a Mason’s journey ⓘ
requires	belief in a Supreme Being in most jurisdictions ⓘ candidate to be of lawful age as defined by jurisdiction ⓘ candidate’s free and voluntary request ⓘ favorable ballot of lodge members ⓘ
symbolizes	birth into Masonic light ⓘ moral and spiritual awakening ⓘ youth in the Masonic life cycle ⓘ
teaches	brotherly love ⓘ moral duties ⓘ obedience to the moral law ⓘ relief and truth ⓘ
usedIn	Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ Continental Freemasonry ⓘ Regular Freemasonry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masonic lodges → hasDegree → Entered Apprentice ⓘ

subject surface form: Masonic lodge

Master Mason → follows → Entered Apprentice ⓘ