Regular Freemasonry
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Regular Freemasonry is the mainstream, traditional branch of Freemasonry that adheres to established landmarks, rituals, and recognition standards among Masonic grand lodges worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regular Freemasonry canonical | 5 |
| Craft Freemasonry | 1 |
| orthodox Freemasonry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531036 — 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: Regular Freemasonry Context triple: [Master Mason, practicedIn, Regular Freemasonry]
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A.
Masonic lodges
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.
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B.
Grand Lodge
A Grand Lodge is the central governing body that oversees and regulates the activities, rituals, and membership of subordinate Masonic lodges within a specific jurisdiction.
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C.
Master Mason
Master Mason is the highest degree in traditional Freemasonry, signifying a fully initiated member with full rights and responsibilities in the lodge.
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D.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
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E.
Friends General Conference
Friends General Conference is a major association of liberal, unprogrammed Quaker meetings in the United States and Canada that supports spiritual nurture, resources, and gatherings for Friends.
- 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: Regular Freemasonry Target entity description: Regular Freemasonry is the mainstream, traditional branch of Freemasonry that adheres to established landmarks, rituals, and recognition standards among Masonic grand lodges worldwide.
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A.
Masonic lodges
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.
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B.
Grand Lodge
A Grand Lodge is the central governing body that oversees and regulates the activities, rituals, and membership of subordinate Masonic lodges within a specific jurisdiction.
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C.
Master Mason
Master Mason is the highest degree in traditional Freemasonry, signifying a fully initiated member with full rights and responsibilities in the lodge.
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D.
General Convention
The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.
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E.
Friends General Conference
Friends General Conference is a major association of liberal, unprogrammed Quaker meetings in the United States and Canada that supports spiritual nurture, resources, and gatherings for Friends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic tradition
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branch of Freemasonry ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
maintenance of global Masonic regularity standards
ⓘ
preservation of traditional Masonic landmarks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
mainstream Freemasonry
ⓘ
Regular Freemasonry ⓘ
surface form:
orthodox Freemasonry
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| contrastsWith |
continental Freemasonry
ⓘ
irregular Freemasonry ⓘ Continental Freemasonry ⓘ
surface form:
liberal Freemasonry
|
| distinguishesFrom |
clandestine Masonic bodies
ⓘ
unrecognized grand lodges ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
brotherly love
ⓘ
moral improvement of members ⓘ relief (charity) ⓘ ritual symbolism ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| follows |
Masonic landmarks
ⓘ
established recognition standards ⓘ traditional Masonic rituals ⓘ |
| governedBy | regular grand lodges ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
belief in a Supreme Being
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lodge sovereignty under a grand lodge ⓘ male-only membership in most jurisdictions ⓘ prohibition of discussion of partisan politics in lodge ⓘ prohibition of discussion of sectarian religion in lodge ⓘ territorial exclusivity of grand lodges ⓘ use of a volume of sacred law on the altar ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723
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surface form:
Anderson's Constitutions of 1723
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| maintains |
mutual recognition agreements among regular grand lodges
ⓘ
standards for intervisitation between lodges ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | historic English and Scottish grand lodges ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ |
| prohibits |
atheists from membership
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mixed-gender lodges in most jurisdictions ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America
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Grand Lodge ⓘ
surface form:
United Grand Lodge of England
many national grand lodges worldwide ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-American Freemasonry
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surface form:
Anglo-American Masonic tradition
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| requires |
belief in a Supreme Being from candidates
ⓘ
initiation by proper Masonic ritual ⓘ men of good moral character ⓘ |
| uses |
Entered Apprentice
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surface form:
Entered Apprentice degree
Fellow Craft degree ⓘ Master Mason ⓘ
surface form:
Master Mason degree
three-degree system of Craft Masonry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regular Freemasonry Description of subject: Regular Freemasonry is the mainstream, traditional branch of Freemasonry that adheres to established landmarks, rituals, and recognition standards among Masonic grand lodges worldwide.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Craft Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
orthodox Freemasonry