Maître Maçon (French)

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Maître Maçon is the French term for a Master Mason, denoting the highest degree in the traditional three-degree system of Freemasonry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Freemasonry concept
Masonic degree
Master Mason degree
associatedWith Masonic lodges
surface form: Blue Lodge Freemasonry

symbolic lodge
belongsToRite Rite Français
Scottish Rite degrees
surface form: Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté (REAA)

other French Masonic rites
category Freemasonry terminology
Masonic degrees
centralTheme legend of the death and raising of Hiram Abiff (in many rites)
ceremonyType raising
degreeNumber 3
equivalentTermInEnglish Master Mason
follows Apprenti (Entered Apprentice)
Fellowcraft
surface form: Compagnon (Fellow Craft)
grantsStatus eligibility for lodge offices
eligibility for many higher Masonic bodies
full member of a Craft lodge
voting rights in lodge affairs
hasAbbreviation M∴ M∴ (in some French Masonic usages)
language French
minimumAgeRequirement usually at least 21 years (depending on jurisdiction)
partOf Anglo-American Freemasonry
surface form: Craft Freemasonry

symbolic Freemasonry
positionInSystem highest degree in the traditional three-degree system of Freemasonry
precedes no higher degree in the basic Craft system
requires initiation as Apprenti
passing to Compagnon
ritualLanguage often French
symbolismIncludes death and rebirth
moral and spiritual completion of the Mason
tools of the stonemason
taughtVirtues brotherly love
fidelity
integrity
perseverance
relief (charity)
truth
usedBy liberal Masonic obediences
regular Masonic obediences
usedInCountry Belgium
Canada (Francophone lodges)
France
Switzerland
usedInJurisdiction French-speaking Masonic jurisdictions

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Master Mason languageVariant Maître Maçon (French)