Scottish rite

American  

noun

1. one of the two advanced divisions of Masonic membership, leading to the 33rd degree.

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Etymology

Origin of Scottish rite

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Other branches of Masonry — the York rite, the Scottish rite — had been around for centuries.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023

Issue your orders and despatch your courier to-night with the old Scottish rite of the Fiery Cross.

From The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan by Dixon, Thomas

No," says I, "I've never indulged in the Scottish rite to any extent.

From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell

In opposition to these, the strangers residing in the Philippines established at Manila itself a lodge of the Scottish rite, as a point d’appui for the enemies of Spain.

From The Friars in the Philippines by Coleman, Ambrose