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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maître Maçon (French) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maître Maçon (French) Context triple: [Master Mason, languageVariant, Maître Maçon (French)]
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Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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C.
L’Abeille et l’Architecte
L’Abeille et l’Architecte is a political and philosophical essay by François Mitterrand in which he reflects on socialism, power, and the role of the state in modern society.
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D.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
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seigneur de la Sablière
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maître Maçon (French) Target entity description: 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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A.
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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B.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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C.
L’Abeille et l’Architecte
L’Abeille et l’Architecte is a political and philosophical essay by François Mitterrand in which he reflects on socialism, power, and the role of the state in modern society.
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D.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
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E.
seigneur de la Sablière
Seigneur de la Sablière was a French noble title held by Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière, a member of the influential Trudaine family involved in royal administration during the Ancien Régime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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
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Canada (Francophone lodges) ⓘ France ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| usedInJurisdiction | French-speaking Masonic jurisdictions ⓘ |
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