as Masonic bodies, Masonic orders, Concordant bodies or appendant bodies of Freemasonry. The terms “Appendant body” and “Rite or Concordant body” in...

organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual...

Master Masons are able to extend their Masonic experience by taking further degrees, in appendant or other bodies whether or not approved by their own Grand...

discrepancy has sparked ongoing debates within the Masonic community in Mexico. Among the numerous Masonic bodies in the country, one notable exception stands...

A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract...

Masonic ritual is the scripted words and actions that are spoken or performed during the degree work in a Masonic lodge. Masonic symbolism is that which...

of governmental power That there is a centralized worldwide body that controls all Masonic Grand Lodges, and thus, all of Freemasonry worldwide acts in...

exceptions, Masonic rites are most of the time under the control of a Grand Lodges for the first three degrees then under the control of a concordant body for...

associated separate bodies, some of which are mentioned above, which are "Masonic" in character, but not Masonic in their content. These bodies, together with...

The Knights Templar, full name The United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Israel, Rhodes and Malta,...

A Masonic lodge, also called a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also a commonly used term for...

member of the lodge, becoming the first and only Ottoman sultan to join. Masonic organizations were among the most important organizations active from 1875...

Masonic abbreviations of technical terms or of official titles are very extensively used in Freemasonry. They serve to abbreviate long or commonly-referenced...

organizational model on that of Freemasonry. List of Masonic Grand Lodges, a list of bodies claiming to be a Masonic Grand Lodge, regardless of regularity or recognition...

collection of separate Masonic Bodies and associated Degrees that would otherwise operate independently. While the corresponding bodies and degrees are present...

Royal Order of Jesters describes itself as the following: "Whereas most Masonic bodies are dedicated to charity, The Royal Order of Jesters is a fun 'degree...

jurisdictions exist but Continental style Masonic Bodies predominate. In Brazil, for example, the largest and oldest Masonic body, the Grande Oriente do Brasil is...

Freemasonry, sometimes known as Blue Lodge Freemasonry, every Masonic lodge elects or appoints Masonic lodge officers to execute the necessary functions of the...

around the atrium would be dedicated to the various Masonic "appendant bodies" (jurisdictional bodies, social groups, youth and women's organizations, etc...

records of entire grand lodges have been destroyed. Because of this, masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify. The list is divided into...

The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris, a noted...

The Anti-Masonic Party was the earliest third party in the United States. Formally a single-issue party, it strongly opposed Freemasonry in the United...

body dedicated to preserving disused Masonic rituals and the rites of defunct Masonic societies. High Masonic degrees List of Masonic Rites Masonic bodies...

morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.” In particular masonic meetings are characterized by initiations and rituals. As such masonry...

(also spelled Tiler) is the name of the office of outer guard of a Masonic Lodge. Masonic lodges may meet in rooms in taverns and other public meeting places...

Masonic myths occupy a central place in Freemasonry. Derived from founding texts or various biblical legends, they are present in all Masonic rites and...

as an office in Freemasonry, given to a freemason elected to oversee a Masonic jurisdiction, derived from the office of Grand Masters in chivalric orders...

became provincial grand master for Nova Scotia; Philipps founded the first Masonic lodge in Canada at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. The Castle Island Virtual...

are buildings built for exclusive or shared use by Masonic lodges, Grand Lodges or other Masonic bodies. Many include original commercial space on ground...

and unrecognized by both the Prince Hall Affiliated masonic bodies and their ‘mainstream’ masonic counterparts. Before the American Revolutionary War...