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What is Scottish Rite?

kmjn@tz

Registered User
Hellow fellow brothers...
Am not a mason yet but i am real interested in knowing what Scottish Rite means in free masonry.
Thanks in advance.
 

crono782

Premium Member
Hmm, well the short answer is that the Scottish Rite is what we call an "appendant body", that is, a side body which is part of the larger whole of Freemasonry. It is a rite, or collection of progressive degrees, that teach further morals, lessons, etc. Once a man receives the degree of Master Mason (and sometimes a short waiting period), he is eligible to petition and join the Scottish Rite.
 

kmjn@tz

Registered User
Thanx bro crono..
I find it more comfortable to read different articles about masonry..
Is there any article o helpful site that i can turn in to for more information on highlights on these degreee...

Also what does it mean when somebody says like i am a worshipful mastet brother?
Thanx for the good ans in advance bro.
 

crono782

Premium Member
Hmm I'll look for some sites in the morning. Worshipful Master is the master, or head, of an individual lodge. It is the name of an office (think of it as the president of a local organization). In olden days, the term "worshipful" meant respected, rather than "someone who is worshiped".


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Mike Martin

Eternal Apprentice
Premium Member
Despite its name it isn't even Scottish actually having originated in France in the early 1800s
 

Mike Martin

Eternal Apprentice
Premium Member
[EMAIL said:
kmjn@tz, post: 129939, member: 15050[/EMAIL]]Also what does it mean when somebody says like i am a worshipful mastet brother?
Most Freemasons would actually say "I am the Master of a Lodge", "worshipful" is just an honorific.
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
"worshipful" is just an honorific.

I've read that the Mayor of London is still addressed using this archaic usage. Masonry uses archaic terms and this is one of them.

That said any brother who has sat in charge of a lodge meeting will report that he prayed fervently while he was in the chair. Full of worship was definitely my state of mind when I sat in that chair.
 

kmjn@tz

Registered User
Ohhh thanks for this explanation dfrey..
I've read that the Mayor of London is still addressed using this archaic usage. Masonry uses archaic terms and this is one of them.

That said any brother who has sat in charge of a lodge meeting will report that he prayed fervently while he was in the chair. Full of worship was definitely my state of mind when I sat in that chair.
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
Hmm, well the short answer is that the Scottish Rite is what we call an "appendant body", that is, a side body which is part of the larger whole of Freemasonry. It is a rite, or collection of progressive degrees, that teach further morals, lessons, etc. Once a man receives the degree of Master Mason (and sometimes a short waiting period), he is eligible to petition and join the Scottish Rite.
I will be joining two months from now, very much looking forward to it.
 
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