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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Freemasonry sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Adonhiramite Rite</b> is a Masonic system consisting of 13 grades or degrees, created in 1787 by the German esoterist Baron von Tschoudy (1727-1769).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was published in Tschoudy's book <i>Recueil précieux de la Maçonnerie Adonhiramique</i> (Precious Collection of the Adonhiramite Masonry).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This rite combines Templar, Rosicrucian and other esoteric influences into a unique Masonic structure.<sup id="cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J.-M._Ragon_1861-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Johann Augustus Von Starck founded the clerical branch of German Freemasonry known as the Strict Observance in 1751. Von Starck claimed Freemasonry derived from the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Templar_(Freemasonry)" title="Knights Templar (Freemasonry)">Knights Templar</a>. Tschoudy was initiated into Von Starck's order in 1765.<sup id="cite_ref-snoek_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snoek-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1766, Tschoudy founded the Order of the Blazing Star, which taught mystical and alchemical ideas. He dedicated the Adonhiramite Rite to the "Instructed Masons", which some interpret as the <a href="/wiki/Jesuits" title="Jesuits">Jesuits</a> who were spreading Templar Masonry at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-bonneville_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bonneville-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others believe his rite propagated Jesuitical and Templar concepts to empower the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guillemain_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guillemain-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Adonhiramite Rite synthesized esoteric ideas of the time period into a unique system of 13 grades. It incorporated Templar Masonry, <a href="/wiki/Rosicrucianism" title="Rosicrucianism">Rosicrucianism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christian_mysticism" title="Christian mysticism">mystical Christianity</a>, and other esoteric influences.<sup id="cite_ref-waite_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waite-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The integration of these streams made it highly influential on continental Masonry.<sup id="cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J.-M._Ragon_1861-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization_and_Grades">Organization and Grades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization and Grades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Adonhiramite Rite consists of 13 sequential grades. The first three correspond to the Blue Lodge degrees:<sup id="cite_ref-mackey_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackey-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J.-M._Ragon_1861-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The first three degrees are blue Lodge degrees: <ul><li>Apprentice</li> <li>Fellowcraft</li> <li>Master Mason</li></ul></li> <li>The next five degrees use the legend of Hiram's murder to teach Masonic lessons: <ul><li>Perfect Master or Elder Master</li> <li>Elect of Nine</li> <li>Elect of Perignan</li> <li>Elect of Fifteen</li> <li>Little Architect</li></ul></li> <li>The next three degrees have a Scottish theme and incorporate the legend of the secret vault: <ul><li>Grand Architect</li> <li>Scottish Master</li> <li>Knight of the Sword</li></ul></li> <li>The last two degrees represent the summit of esoteric Masonic wisdom: <ul><li>Rose Croix Knight</li> <li>Noachite or Prussian Knight</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Each grade has an extensive ritual including grips, signs, regalia, and esoteric symbolism that builds on the Temple builder legend and Masonic philosophy.<sup id="cite_ref-mackey_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackey-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ritual_and_Symbolism">Ritual and Symbolism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ritual and Symbolism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Adonhiramite Rite makes use of Masonic implements, allegorical journeys, and dramatic reenactments of legends to teach virtues and philosophical lessons. It draws on Biblical references and Hebrew mystical language. The central allegory focuses on finding the body of <a href="/wiki/Hiram_Abiff" title="Hiram Abiff">Hiram</a> and the secret word to revive him.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Symbols and motifs include triangles, coffins, acacia, skulls, daggers, tears, and Solomon's Temple. These embody concepts like <a href="/wiki/Fidelity" title="Fidelity">fidelity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mortality_salience" title="Mortality salience">mortality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethics" title="Ethics">ethics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Universality_(philosophy)" title="Universality (philosophy)">universality</a>, and man's relation with God. The rite integrates <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament symbolism</a> around <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a>, betrayal, and salvation into the Solomonic drama.<sup id="cite_ref-waite_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waite-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influence_in_the_World">Influence in the World</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Influence in the World"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Adonhiramite Rite helped spread the high-degree systems of Masonry from France, Germany and Scandinavia across Europe and Latin America in the late 1800s. It was one of the main vehicles popularizing additional grades beyond Master Mason at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-snoek_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snoek-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rite also transmitted occult and pseudo-Templar concepts into Masonry and later para-Masonic orders.<sup id="cite_ref-waite_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waite-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though no longer widely practiced, the Adonhiramite Rite was an influential product of European occultism and an important influence on the development of <a href="/wiki/Continental_Freemasonry" title="Continental Freemasonry">continental Freemasonry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J.-M._Ragon_1861-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today the Adonhiram Rite is still practiced in Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay and France.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Folger_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Folger-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influence_of_the_Adonhiramite_Rite_on_the_Scottish_Rite">Influence of the Adonhiramite Rite on the Scottish Rite</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Influence of the Adonhiramite Rite on the Scottish Rite"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The branch of Freemasonry known as the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_and_Accepted_Scottish_Rite" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite">Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite</a> is often mistakenly believed to have its origins in Scotland due to its name. However, historical research indicates that the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rite" title="Scottish Rite">Scottish Rite</a> did not originate in Scotland but rather in Paris, France, around the year 1758. </p><p>Historical evidence suggests that the early predecessors of the Scottish Rite included various Masonic degrees and rites that existed in Europe. One of these significant influences was the Adonhiramite Rite, which emerged around 1781. The Adonhiramite Rite included many degrees that would later become integral components of the Scottish Rite. </p><p>The Adonhiramite Rite, with its diverse set of degrees and rituals, laid the foundation for the development of the Scottish Rite. It introduced several elements that would play a crucial role in the formation of the Scottish Rite as it is known today.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://masonicshop.com/encyclopedia/topics/entry/?i=1167">"Masonic Encyclopedia Entry On Tschoudy, Louis Theodore"</a>. <i>masonicshop.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-11-16</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=masonicshop.com&rft.atitle=Masonic+Encyclopedia+Entry+On+Tschoudy%2C+Louis+Theodore&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmasonicshop.com%2Fencyclopedia%2Ftopics%2Fentry%2F%3Fi%3D1167&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdonhiramite+Rite" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJ.-M._Ragon1861" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">J.-M. Ragon (1861). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=gAFVAAAAcAAJ&dq=Recueil+pr%C3%A9cieux+de+la+Ma%C3%A7onnerie+Adonhiramite+Tschoudy&pg=PA147"><i>Tuileur Général de la Francmaçonnerie ou Manuel de l'Initié</i></a> (in French). Paris: Collignon, Libraire-Éditeur.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Tuileur+G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral+de+la+Francma%C3%A7onnerie+ou+Manuel+de+l%27Initi%C3%A9&rft.place=Paris&rft.pub=Collignon%2C+Libraire-%C3%89diteur&rft.date=1861&rft.au=J.-M.+Ragon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DgAFVAAAAcAAJ%26dq%3DRecueil%2Bpr%25C3%25A9cieux%2Bde%2Bla%2BMa%25C3%25A7onnerie%2BAdonhiramite%2BTschoudy%26pg%3DPA147&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdonhiramite+Rite" class="Z3988"></span> p.147</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLouis_Guillemain_Saint-Victor1781" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Louis Guillemain Saint-Victor (1781). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=41wGAAAAQAAJ"><i>Recueil précieux de la Maçonnerie Adonhiramite...</i></a> (in French). Paris.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Recueil+pr%C3%A9cieux+de+la+Ma%C3%A7onnerie+Adonhiramite...&rft.place=Paris&rft.date=1781&rft.au=Louis+Guillemain+Saint-Victor&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D41wGAAAAQAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdonhiramite+Rite" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-J.-M._Ragon_1861-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-J.-M._Ragon_1861_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJ.-M._Ragon1861" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">J.-M. Ragon (1861). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=6UFfAAAAcAAJ"><i>Tuileur Général de la Francmaçonnerie ou Manuel de l'Initié</i></a> (in French). Paris: Collignon, Libraire-Éditeur.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Tuileur+G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral+de+la+Francma%C3%A7onnerie+ou+Manuel+de+l%27Initi%C3%A9&rft.place=Paris&rft.pub=Collignon%2C+Libraire-%C3%89diteur&rft.date=1861&rft.au=J.-M.+Ragon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D6UFfAAAAcAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdonhiramite+Rite" class="Z3988"></span> pp.215-223</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://californiafreemason.org/2022/06/27/the-rite-stuff/">https://californiafreemason.org/2022/06/27/the-rite-stuff/</a> Still practiced in Brazil, 12 Degrees</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-snoek-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-snoek_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-snoek_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Snoek, Jan. <i>Initiating Women in Freemasonry: The Adoption Rite</i>. 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bonneville-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bonneville_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bonneville, Chevalier de. <i>Les Jésuites chassés de la Maçonnerie, et leur poignard brisé par les Maçons</i>. 1788.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-guillemain-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-guillemain_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Guillemain de Saint-Victor, Louis. <i>Recueil précieux de la maçonnerie adonhiramite</i>. 1787.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-waite-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-waite_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-waite_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-waite_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Waite, Arthur E. <i>A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry</i>. 1921.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mackey-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mackey_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mackey_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mackey, Albert G. <i>An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry</i>. 1919.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDale2022" class="citation web cs1">Dale, John (27 June 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://californiafreemason.org/2022/06/27/the-rite-stuff/">"The Rite Stuff: The Many Masonic Rituals of Latin America"</a>. <i>California Freemason Magazine</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=California+Freemason+Magazine&rft.atitle=The+Rite+Stuff%3A+The+Many+Masonic+Rituals+of+Latin+America&rft.date=2022-06-27&rft.aulast=Dale&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniafreemason.org%2F2022%2F06%2F27%2Fthe-rite-stuff%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdonhiramite+Rite" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://californiafreemason.org/2022/06/27/the-rite-stuff/">https://californiafreemason.org/2022/06/27/the-rite-stuff/</a> "<i>It’s been worked in Brazil since the early 19th century.</i>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Folger-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Folger_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFolger1881" class="citation book cs1">Folger, Robert B., M.D. (1881). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/ancientaccepted00folg/ancientaccepted00folg.pdf"><i>The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, in Thirty-Three Degrees: Known Hitherto Under the Names of the "Rite of Perfection," "The Rite of Freedom," "The Ancient Scottish Rite," "The Rite of Kilwinning," and Last, as the "Scottish Rite, Ancient and Accepted." A Full and Complete History, with an Appendix Containing Numerous Authentic Documents, Relating to the Origin, Progress, and Establishment of the Rite—Edicts, Circulars, Patents, Registers, and the Opinions of Numerous Authors—Illustrated with Tablets</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. New York: Published by the Author.</cite><span 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class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span> pp. 48-49</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.adonhiramita.org.br/rito-adonhiramita?lang=en">https://www.adonhiramita.org.br/rito-adonhiramita?lang=en</a> <i>Currently, the Adonhiramite Rite is practiced in Brazil by all regular and legitimate powers, in Portugal , Uruguay and France.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://scottishritenmj.org/faq/where-and-how-did-the-scottish-rite-begin">https://scottishritenmj.org/faq/where-and-how-did-the-scottish-rite-begin</a> "<i>There is evidence of Scottish Masons’ lodges dating back to 1733 in England, and there were also predecessors such as the Adonhiramite Rite (ca. 1781), which included many degrees that ultimately became part of the Scottish Rite.</i> "</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adonhiramite_Rite&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Masonic_rites" title="List of Masonic rites">List of Masonic rites</a></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid 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