Swedish Rite
E332093
The Swedish Rite is a Christian-oriented Masonic system practiced primarily in Sweden and other Nordic countries, characterized by a highly structured degree system and close ties to national grand lodges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish Freemasonry | 1 |
| Swedish Rite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3159617 — 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: Swedish Rite Context triple: [Freemasons, hasRite, Swedish Rite]
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A.
Old Spanish Rite
The Old Spanish Rite, also known as the Mozarabic Rite, is an ancient liturgical tradition of the Catholic Church that developed on the Iberian Peninsula before the widespread adoption of the Roman Rite.
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B.
Carthusian Rite
The Carthusian Rite is a distinctive, ancient liturgical tradition used exclusively by the Carthusian Order, marked by its simplicity, austerity, and continuity with medieval Western monastic worship.
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C.
Bragan Rite
The Bragan Rite is a historical Catholic liturgical rite associated with the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal, featuring distinctive local variations within the broader Latin liturgical tradition.
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D.
Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis is an esoteric fraternal and religious organization best known for its association with Aleister Crowley and the modern occult philosophy of Thelema.
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E.
Carmelite Rite
The Carmelite Rite is a historic Western liturgical tradition used by the Carmelite Order, characterized by its own particular prayers, ceremonies, and adaptations of the Roman liturgy.
- 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: Swedish Rite Target entity description: The Swedish Rite is a Christian-oriented Masonic system practiced primarily in Sweden and other Nordic countries, characterized by a highly structured degree system and close ties to national grand lodges.
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A.
Old Spanish Rite
The Old Spanish Rite, also known as the Mozarabic Rite, is an ancient liturgical tradition of the Catholic Church that developed on the Iberian Peninsula before the widespread adoption of the Roman Rite.
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B.
Carthusian Rite
The Carthusian Rite is a distinctive, ancient liturgical tradition used exclusively by the Carthusian Order, marked by its simplicity, austerity, and continuity with medieval Western monastic worship.
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C.
Bragan Rite
The Bragan Rite is a historical Catholic liturgical rite associated with the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal, featuring distinctive local variations within the broader Latin liturgical tradition.
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D.
Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis is an esoteric fraternal and religious organization best known for its association with Aleister Crowley and the modern occult philosophy of Thelema.
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E.
Carmelite Rite
The Carmelite Rite is a historic Western liturgical tradition used by the Carmelite Order, characterized by its own particular prayers, ceremonies, and adaptations of the Roman liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian-oriented Masonic system
ⓘ
Masonic rite ⓘ |
| aimsAt | moral and spiritual improvement of members ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice |
Denmark
ⓘ
Finland ⓘ Germany ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Anglo-American Craft plus appendant bodies model ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christian chivalric symbolism
ⓘ
mystical interpretation of Christianity ⓘ |
| excludes |
non-Christians
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| hasChapterDegrees | IV–X ⓘ |
| hasCloseTiesTo | national grand lodges ⓘ |
| hasCraftDegrees | I–III ⓘ |
| hasDegreeStructure | highly structured ⓘ |
| hasHighestDegree | XI ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Danish
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ German ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Swedish language ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish
|
| hasMembershipRequirement | invitation only in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDegrees |
10
ⓘ
11 ⓘ |
| hasObligationForm | oaths taken on the Bible ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalModel | national unified system ⓘ |
| hasReligiousRequirement | Trinitarian Christian faith ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French high-degree systems
ⓘ
German high-degree systems ⓘ |
| isGovernedBy |
Grand Lodge of Denmark
ⓘ
Grand Lodge of Finland ⓘ Grand Lodge of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Lodge of Norway
Grand Lodge of Sweden ⓘ Swedish Order of Freemasons ⓘ |
| isPracticedIn |
chapter lodges
ⓘ
grand chapter ⓘ symbolic lodges ⓘ |
| orientation | Christian ⓘ |
| requiresBaptismIn | Christian church ⓘ |
| requiresBeliefIn | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbolismBasedOn |
New Testament
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| usesRitual | Christian liturgical elements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swedish Rite Description of subject: The Swedish Rite is a Christian-oriented Masonic system practiced primarily in Sweden and other Nordic countries, characterized by a highly structured degree system and close ties to national grand lodges.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swedish Freemasonry