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Chapter 5 - Technical Terminology
cependant, le Rituel prescrit de faire prêter le serment sur l'Évangile
selon saint Jean.)
Si le candidat est d'une réligion non chrétienne, il prêtera serment sur
le V.S.L. de sa confession, le Koran par exemple [...]. 857
5.5 Elements and Nature
Although the vocabulary taken from the semantic field of nature constitutes a
minor part of the technical terms employed in Freemasonry, there are several
metaphors worth noting.
N° Word Meaning
1 acacia 858 immortality
2 amaranth 859 immortality
3 chalk, charcoal, and
clay ( "Earthen Pan")
freedom, fervency, and zeal
4 clouded canopy 860
universality of Freemasonry
( starry-decked heaven)
5 cloudy ( foul) unfavorable ballot
6 ebb and flow connected with punishment for
traitors according to Masonic
oath
7 forget-me-not sign of recognition for
Freemasons during Nazi era
8 metal wealth; or vices
9 Moon Lodges lodges meeting at full moon
10 Mount Moriah in American rituals: a symbol
of the height of Masonry
11 Orient 861 city where a Masonic Grand
body is located
12 rain
the approaching of profanes;
and snow
the approaching of women
13 shibboleth 862 ear of corn; password of
Second Degree
857 DFM, p. 221.
858 For explanation, see chapter on symbolism.
859 For explanation, see chapter on rituals, the Royal and Exalted Degree of the Amaranth.
860 For explanation, see chapter "Rooms & Furniture," and here, "The Lodge."
861 For explanation of "Orient, Valley, and Zenith," see chapter "Peculiarities of the Masonic Language."
862 For explanation, see chapter on symbolism.