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There are many organisations and orders which form part of the widespread fraternity of Freemasonry, each having its own structure and terminology. Collectively these may be referred to as Masonic bodies, Masonic orders, Concordant bodies or appendant bodies of Freemasonry.[1]
^"Bodies of Masonry". www.masonicinfo.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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...
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...
capability to initiate and advance a newcomer through various stages of Masonic knowledge and experience. In some case a Master Mason can be invited to...
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...
A Masonic lodge, often termed a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also commonly used as a term...
associated separate bodies, some of which are mentioned above, which are "Masonic" in character, but not Masonic in their content. These bodies, together with...
collection of separate MasonicBodies and associated Degrees that would otherwise operate independently. The three primary bodies in the York Rite are the...
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...
of governmental power That there is a centralized worldwide body that controls all Masonic Grand Lodges, and thus, all of Freemasonry worldwide acts in...
around the atrium would be dedicated to the various Masonic "appendant bodies" (jurisdictional bodies, social groups, youth and women's organizations, etc...
only to be re-established in 1925. In 1935, all Masonic lodges were banned on the ground that Masonic principles are incompatible with nationalistic policy...
Freemasonry, sometimes known as Blue Lodge Freemasonry, every Masonic lodge elects or appoints Masonic lodge officers to execute the necessary functions of the...
jurisdictions exist but Continental style MasonicBodies predominate. In Brazil, for example, the largest and oldest Masonicbody, the Grande Oriente do Brasil is...
men; and that each Grand Lodge shall have no Masonic intercourse of any kind with mixed Lodges or bodies which admit women to membership. That the Grand...
Royal Order of Jesters describes itself as the following: "Whereas most Masonicbodies are dedicated to charity, The Royal Order of Jesters is a fun 'degree'...
Masonic abbreviations of technical terms or of official titles are very extensively used in Freemasonry. They serve to abbreviate long or commonly-referenced...
became provincial grand master for Nova Scotia; Philipps founded the first Masonic lodge in Canada at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. The Castle Island Virtual...
morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.” In particular masonic meetings are characterized by initiations and rituals. As such masonry...
noted that "what practically all Masonic scholars know very well, viz., that in the closing years of General Pike's Masonic career, he became a very staunch...
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 (174 years ago) (1850) by lawyer and educator...
in Anglia - An esoteric masonic society (known as the SRICF in the US). York Rite – Another group of Masonic appendant bodies. Ancient and Accepted Scottish...
records of entire grand lodges have been destroyed. Because of this, masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify. The list is divided into...
are buildings built for exclusive or shared use by Masonic lodges, Grand Lodges or other Masonicbodies. Many include original commercial space on ground...