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Probablythis pamphlet was printed from the
Spencer MS. ; it is very rare, but the Grand
Lodges of England and Iowa each have a copy,
and so had Mr . Carson of Cincinnati, who reprinted
125 copies of it in 1886 ; it has also
been reproduced in facsimile by the Quatuor
Coronati Lodge in Volume IV . of their Masonic
Reprints . [E . L. H .]
Dog . A symbol in the higher degrees .
(See Cynocephalus .)
Dolmen . A name given in France to the
Celtic stone tables termed in England "cromlechs
."
Domatie . At one time, especially in Scotland,
Operative Masons were styled "Domatic,"
while the Speculative ones were known
as "Geomatic" ; but the origin and derivation
of the terms are unknown . [E. L . H .]
Domine Deus Meus . (Adonai elohai .)
Found in the Third Degree of the Scottish
Rite .
Dominicans, Order of. Founded at
Toulouse, in 1215, by Dominic (Domingo) de
Guzman, who was born at Calahorra, in Old
Castile, 1170 . He became an itinerant to
convert the heretical Albigenses, and established
the Order for that purpose and the cure
of souls . The Order was confirmed by
Innocent III . and Honorius III ., in 1216 .
Dress, white garment, with black cloak and
pointed cap . Dominic died at Bologna, 1221,
and was canonized by Gregory IX . in 1233 .
Dominican Republic . Masonry, in the
Dominican Republic, has for its center the National
Grand Orient, which possesses the
supreme authority and which practises the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. The
Grand Orient is divided into a National Grand
Lodge, under which are fifteen Symbolic
Lodges ; a sovereign Grand Chapter General,
under which are all Chapters ; and a Supreme
Council,' which controls the higher degrees
of the Rite .
San Domingo was the headquarters of Morin
(q . v .) in 1763, when he was establishing the
Scottish Rite in America .
Donats . A class of men who were attached
to the Order of St . John of Jerusalem, or
Knights of Malta. They did not take the
vows of the Order, but were employed in the
different offices of the convent and hospital .
In token of their connection with the Order,
they wore what was called the demi-cross .
(See Knights of Malta .)
Door . Every well-constructed Lodge room
should be provided with two doors-one on
the left hand of the Senior Warden, communicating
with the preparation . room, the other
on his right hand, communicating with the
Tiler's apartment . The former of these is
called the inner door, and is under the charge
of the Senior Deacon ; the latter is called the
outer door, and is under the charge of the
Junior Deacon . In a well-furnished Lodge,
each of these doors is provided with two
knockers, one on the inside and the other on
the outside ; and the outside door has sometimes
a small aperture in the center to facilitate
communications between the Junior
Deacon and the Tiler . This, however, is a
modern innovation, and its propriety and
expediency are very doubtful. No communication
ought legally to be held between the
inside and the outside of the Lodge except
through the door, which should be opened
only of ter regular alarm duly reported, and on
the order of the Worshipful Master .
Doric Order. The oldest and most original
of the three Grecian orders . It is remarkable
for robust solidity in the column, for massive
grandeur in the entablature, and for harmonious
simplicity in its construction . The
distinguishing characteristic of this order is
the want of a base . The flutings are few
large, and very little concave. The capita!
has no astragal, but only. one or more fillets,
which separate the flutings from the torus .
The column of strength which supports the
Lodge is of the Doric order, and its appropriate
situation and symbolic officer are m the
West. (See Orders of Architecture .)
Dormant Lodge . A Lodge whose Charter
has not been revoked, but which has ceased to
meet and work for a long time, is said to be
dormant . It can be restored to activity only
by the authority of the Grand Master or the
Grand Lodge on the petition of some of its
members, one of whom, at least, ought to be a
Past Master .
Dormer. In the Lectures, according to
the present English system, the ornaments of
a Master Mason's Lodge are said to be the
porch, dormer, and square pavement . The
dormer is the window which is supposed to
give light to the Holy of Holies . In the
Glossary of Architecture, a dormer is defined
to be a window pierced through a sloping roof,
and placed in a small gable which rises on the
side of the roof . This symbol is not preserved
in the American system.
Dotage. The regulations of Masonry forbid
the initiation of an old man in his dotage ;
and very properly, because the imbecility of
his mind would prevent his comprehension of
the truths presented to him .
Double Cube. A cubical figure, whose
length is equal to twice its breadth and
height. Solomon's Temple is said to have
been of this figure, and hence it has sometimes
been adopted as the symbol of a Masonic
Lodge. Dr. Oliver (Diet. Symb . Mas .) thus
describes the symbolism of the double cube :
"The heathen deities were many of them
represented by a cubical stone. Pausanius
informs us that a cube was the symbol of
Mercury, because, like the cube, represented
Truth . In Arabia, a black stone in
the form of a double cube was reputed to be
possessed of many occult virtues . Apollo
was sometimes worshiped under the symbol
of a square stone ; and it is recorded that when
a fatal pestilence raged at Delphi, the oracle
was consulted as to the means proper to be
adopted for the purpose of arresting its
progress, and it commanded that the cube
should be doubled . This was understood by
the priests to refer to the altar, which was of
a cubical form. They obeyed the injunction,