out-breathing with a slight nasal tone in the manner described So whats the truth behind the storytelling? The following list is a glossary of sorts for some common Masonic phrases:

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• Appendant bodies:Masonicallyaffiliatedgroups that Masons or their relatives may join.
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• Degree:One of three progressive stages of advancement in the lodge, conferred using a ritual ceremony; additional degrees are conferred by appendant bodies.
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• Grand Lodge:A governing organization with authority over the individual lodges in its jurisdiction.
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• Grip or token:A special identifying handshake used by Masons to identify each other, different for each degree.
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• Hoodwink:Blindfold worn by candidates during portions of degree ceremonies.
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• Initiated:The completion by a candidate of the 1st Masonic degree.
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• Light:Masonic knowledge.
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• Lodge:A group of Freemasons assembling under the authority of a charter issued by a Grand Lodge; also a building or a room where Masons meet.
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• Operative:The period of Freemasonry when Masonsactually workedwith stone and constructed buildings
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• Passed:The completion by a Mason of the 2nd degree.
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• Profane:A non-Mason.
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• Raised:The completion by a Mason of the 3rd degree.
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• Recognized:The agreement between Masonic Grand Lodges that each others rules and customs conform to a certain accepted standard.
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• Regular:A classification of Freemasonry that practices customs which conform to the laws and regulations of a Grand Lodge.
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• Sign:A hand gesture used as a mode of identification between Masons, different for each degree.
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• Sitting in the East:The position in the lodge room where the Worshipful Master sits, also known as the Oriental chair; lodges are symbolically situated east and west.
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• Speculative:Freemasonry as practiced today, using the symbolism of Operative Masons to build character in men.
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• Step:A position of the feet used as a mode of recognition between Masons, different for each degree.
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• Word or pass:A password used as a mode of recognition between Masons, different for each degree.
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