Master Mason
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Master Mason is the highest degree in traditional Freemasonry, signifying a fully initiated member with full rights and responsibilities in the lodge.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Freemason rank
→
Masonic degree → |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Grand Lodge
→
Masonic lodge → |
| confersEligibilityFor |
Masonic funeral rites
→
Royal Arch Masonry (in many systems) → Scottish Rite degrees → Worshipful Master (after additional requirements) → York Rite degrees → lodge office (in most jurisdictions) → membership in appendant Masonic bodies → |
| confersTitle |
Brother
→
|
| follows |
Entered Apprentice degree
→
Fellowcraft degree → |
| grants |
full responsibilities in the lodge
→
full rights in the lodge → |
| hasMoralFocusOn |
charity
→
fraternal bonds → personal improvement → |
| hasObligationOf |
obedience to lodge bylaws and Grand Lodge constitution
→
secrecy regarding signs and words → support to fellow Masons → |
| hasPositionInSequence |
third degree
→
|
| hasStatus |
fully initiated member of a Masonic lodge
→
highest degree in traditional Craft Freemasonry → |
| isPrerequisiteFor |
holding most Masonic offices
→
participation in full lodge business → |
| languageVariant |
Maître Maçon (French)
→
Meister vom Stuhl (related German term for lodge master, not the degree itself) → |
| meetsIn |
tiled lodge
→
|
| partOf |
Blue Lodge degrees
→
|
| practicedIn |
Continental Freemasonry
→
Regular Freemasonry → |
| recognizedBy |
most regular Grand Lodges worldwide
→
|
| requires |
initiation ceremony
→
obligations taken on the Volume of Sacred Law (in many jurisdictions) → |
| requiresBallot |
unanimous or near-unanimous vote for advancement (in most jurisdictions)
→
|
| requiresSupervisionBy |
Worshipful Master of the lodge
→
|
| ritualIncludes |
dramatic allegorical ceremony
→
grips and words specific to the third degree → |
| ritualLanguageOften |
archaic or biblical English (in Anglo-American Masonry)
→
|
| symbolismIncludes |
death and resurrection allegory
→
legend of Hiram Abiff (in most traditions) → moral and spiritual rebirth → |
| teaches |
brotherly love
→
fidelity → integrity → perseverance → relief and truth → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Freemasons
→
Masonic lodge → |
hasDegree |
|
Junior Deacon
("Master Mason degree")
→
|
associatedWithDegree |
|
legend of Hiram Abiff
("Third Degree of Craft Freemasonry")
→
|
centralThemeOf |
|
Maître Maçon
→
|
equivalentTermInEnglish |
|
Royal Arch Masonry
("Master Mason degree")
→
|
expandsOn |
|
Anglo-American Freemasonry
→
|
hasCoreDegrees |
|
Entered Apprentice
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Royal Arch Masonry
→
|
requiresDegree |
|
Junior Deacon
→
|
requiresMembership |
|
legend of Hiram Abiff
("Master Mason degree")
→
|
usedIn |
|
Regular Freemasonry
("Master Mason degree")
→
|
uses |