Q
How many degrees are there in Freemasonry?
A
Basic Freemasonry consists of the three 'Craft' degrees
(Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason)
completed by the Royal Arch degree (Chapter). There
are many other Masonic degrees and Orders which are
called 'additional' because they add to the basis of the
Craft and Royal Arch. They are not basic to
Freemasonry but add to it by further expounding and
illustrating the principles stated in the Craft and Royal
Arch. Some of these additional degrees are numerically
superior to the third degree but this does not affect the
fact that they are additional to and not in anyway
superior to or higher than the Craft. The ranks that these
additional degrees carry have no standing with the Craft
or Royal Arch.
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