Scottish Rite degrees

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Masonic degree system Masonic ritual

Scottish Rite degrees are a series of additional Masonic degrees that expand on the teachings of the first three Blue Lodge degrees through more elaborate rituals, symbolism, and moral lessons.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Scottish Rite 2
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Craft lodges 1
Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté (REAA) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic degree system ⓘ
Masonic ritual ⓘ
aimsTo deepen understanding of Masonic symbolism ⓘ
encourage civic and charitable engagement ⓘ
promote personal improvement ⓘ
associatedWith Freemasons ⓘ
surface form: Freemasonry
conferredIn Chapter of Rose Croix ⓘ
Consistory ⓘ
Council of Kadosh ⓘ
Lodge of Perfection ⓘ
considered appendant Masonic degrees ⓘ
emphasizes allegorical drama ⓘ
ethical conduct ⓘ
philosophical teachings ⓘ
expandsOn Blue Lodge degrees ⓘ
Operative masonry ⓘ
surface form: Craft Masonry
governedBy Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction ⓘ
surface form: Supreme Council, 33°
hasDegreeRange 4° to 32° ⓘ
hasHighestRegularDegree 32° ⓘ
hasHonoraryDegree 33° Inspector General Honorary ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA ⓘ
Southern Jurisdiction, USA ⓘ
Supreme Council for England and Wales ⓘ
Supreme Council for Scotland ⓘ
hasLanguageOfRitual varies by jurisdiction ⓘ
hasPurpose to expand Masonic teachings beyond the first three degrees ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
historicallyDevelopedIn 18th century ⓘ
includes 14° Perfect Elu ⓘ
18° Knight Rose Croix ⓘ
30° Knight Kadosh ⓘ
32° Master of the Royal Secret ⓘ
4° Secret Master ⓘ
membershipRestrictedTo Master Masons in good standing ⓘ
notRequiredFor being a Freemason ⓘ
organizedInto bodies ⓘ
originatedFrom Rite of Perfection ⓘ
partOf Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction ⓘ
surface form: Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
practicedBy Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction ⓘ
surface form: Scottish Rite Masons
requiresPrerequisite Master Mason degree ⓘ
teaches moral lessons ⓘ
uses elaborate rituals ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ
usesSourceMaterialFrom New Testament ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament

medieval chivalric traditions ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Maître Maçon (French) → belongsToRite → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
subject surface form: Maître Maçon
this entity surface form: Rite Écossais Ancien et Accepté (REAA)
Master Mason → confersEligibilityFor → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
Freemasons → hasHigherDegree → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Rite 32°
Freemasons → hasHigherDegree → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Rite 33°
Prince Hall Freemasonry → hasMasonicRite → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Rite
Freemasons → hasRite → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Rite
Anglo-American Freemasonry → includesRite → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Rite (in many jurisdictions)
York Rite Craft Masonry → isDistinctFrom → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scottish Rite degree system
Junior Warden → presentInRite → Scottish Rite degrees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Craft lodges