Masonic lodges
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Masonic lodges are local organizational units of Freemasonry that serve as fraternal, ritual, and social centers for members, historically influential in intellectual and civic life, especially during the Enlightenment era.
Observed surface forms (9)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Masonic lodge | 51 | 3 |
| Blue Lodge Freemasonry | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Lodge degrees | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Lodges | 0 | 1 |
| Freemasonry | 0 | 1 |
| Freemasonry in Russia | 0 | 1 |
| Freemasons | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Lodge | 0 | 1 |
| Masonic temple | 0 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic body
→
fraternal organization unit → local organizational unit → |
| aimsAt |
brotherhood among members
→
charitable support of community → moral improvement of members → |
| developedFrom | medieval stonemasons’ guild traditions → |
| emergedInCentury | 17th century → |
| governedBy |
Masonic constitution
→
lodge bylaws → |
| hasActivity |
Masonic education
→
charitable work → degree conferrals → ritual meetings → social events → |
| hasDegree |
Entered Apprentice
→
Fellowcraft → Master Mason → |
| hasMemberRequirement |
belief in a Supreme Being (in most jurisdictions)
→
good moral character → initiation → male membership (in most mainstream jurisdictions) → |
| hasOfficer |
Junior Deacon
→
Junior Warden → Secretary → Senior Deacon → Senior Warden → Treasurer → Tyler → |
| hasRole |
educational center
→
fraternal center → philanthropic center → ritual center → social center → |
| hasSymbol |
checkerboard floor
→
letter G (in some jurisdictions) → pillars Boaz and Jachin → square and compasses → |
| headedBy | Worshipful Master → |
| historicallyInfluentialIn |
Enlightenment intellectual life
→
bourgeois sociability in the 18th century → civic life → |
| languageOfRitual |
allegory
→
symbolism → |
| meetsIn |
Masonic lodges
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Masonic temple
lodge room → |
| partOf |
Masonic lodges
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Freemasonry
|
| practices | Masonic rituals → |
| regulatedBy | Grand Lodge → |
| subordinateTo |
Masonic lodges
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Grand Lodge
|
| uses | Masonic symbolism → |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maître Maçon
this entity surface form:
Blue Lodge Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Masonic lodge
this entity surface form:
Masonic lodge
this entity surface form:
Freemasonry in Russia
this entity surface form:
Masonic lodge
subject surface form:
Masonic lodge
this entity surface form:
Masonic temple
this entity surface form:
Freemasons
subject surface form:
Masonic lodge
this entity surface form:
Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Blue Lodge degrees
this entity surface form:
Blue Lodges
this entity surface form:
Blue Lodge Freemasonry
subject surface form:
Masonic lodge
this entity surface form:
Grand Lodge
this entity surface form:
Blue Lodge Freemasonry