Continental Freemasonry
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Continental Freemasonry is a branch of Freemasonry, most prevalent in Europe, known for its more liberal, secular, and often politically engaged approach compared to traditional Anglo-American Masonic traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic tradition
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branch of Freemasonry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Continental Freemasonry
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surface form:
Latin Freemasonry
Continental Freemasonry ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Freemasonry
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| contrastedWith |
Anglo-American Freemasonry
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Regular Freemasonry ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
emphasis on equality
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emphasis on fraternity ⓘ emphasis on freedom of conscience ⓘ emphasis on human rights ⓘ emphasis on laïcité or secularism in public life ⓘ emphasis on social progress ⓘ |
| genderPolicy |
often admits men and women in mixed lodges
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often admits women ⓘ sometimes maintains all-male obediences alongside mixed obediences ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
most prevalent in continental Europe
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present in Latin America ⓘ present in parts of Africa ⓘ present in parts of Asia ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
more accepting of religious diversity
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more centralized obedience structures in some jurisdictions ⓘ more liberal than Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ more open to social and political reform ideas ⓘ more secular than Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ often allows discussion of politics in lodges ⓘ often allows discussion of religion in lodges ⓘ often does not require belief in a Supreme Being ⓘ often politically engaged ⓘ tends to be anticlerical or non-clerical ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment |
diverged from English and Scottish Masonic traditions over issues of religion and politics
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influenced by Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ influenced by anticlerical movements in France and other European countries ⓘ influenced by republican and liberal political currents ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | developed primarily in France in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ |
| notableBody |
Grand Orient de France
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Grand Orient of Belgium ⓘ Grand Orient of Brazil ⓘ Grand Orient of Italy ⓘ Grand Orient of Portugal ⓘ Grand Orient of Spain ⓘ Grand Orient of the Netherlands ⓘ Grande Loge de France ⓘ International Masonic Association (historical) ⓘ Le Droit Humain ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
organized into Grand Lodges
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organized into Grand Orients ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
historically involved in republican and liberal movements in Europe
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sometimes associated with anticlerical legislation in France and other countries ⓘ |
| recognitionStatus |
generally considered irregular by mainstream Anglo-American Grand Lodges
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generally not recognized by United Grand Lodge of England ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
often does not require the Volume of the Sacred Law to be open on the altar
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often removes explicit references to a personal God from rituals ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
often emphasizes philosophical and symbolic interpretation of rituals
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uses rituals derived from French and Scottish Rite traditions ⓘ |
| umbrellaOrganization |
CLIPSAS
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European Masonic Alliance ⓘ International Masonic Association (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
International Masonic Union Catena
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Co-Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
liberal Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Liberal Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Latin Freemasonry
subject surface form:
Continental Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
liberal Freemasonry
subject surface form:
Continental Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Latin Freemasonry
subject surface form:
Organized into Grand Orients
subject surface form:
Organized into Grand Orients
this entity surface form:
Latin Freemasonry
subject surface form:
Organized into Grand Orients
subject surface form:
Organized into Grand Orients
this entity surface form:
liberal or adogmatic Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Continental Masonic bodies
this entity surface form:
continental Freemasonry
subject surface form:
International Masonic Association
this entity surface form:
Continental Masonic obediences
subject surface form:
International Masonic Association
this entity surface form:
liberal Freemasonry
subject surface form:
International Masonic Association
this entity surface form:
adogmatic Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
liberal Grand Lodges
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progressive Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
European continental Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
continental Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
Liberal Freemasonry
this entity surface form:
European liberal Freemasonry
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Italian Freemasonry
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Dutch Freemasonry
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Continental Masonic bodies
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Continental Masonic rites