| 单词 | royal arch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal arch royal arch n. †(a) the female genitals; the womb (obsolete rare); (b) one of the degrees (degree n. 7b) of freemasonry; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > the Freemasons > ranks degreec1430 fellow-craft1696 royal arch1699 third degree1772 1699 R. Barret Compan. for Midwives iii. 96 There he murders the Vertuous Womb of his Dear Lady, and darts into the Royal Arch, his contagious, loathsome Sperm. 1756 L. Dermott Ahiman Rezon 47 The Royal Arch (which I firmly believe to be the Root, Heart, and Marrow of Free-Masonry). 1823 (title) Laws and Regulations, for the Order of Royal Arch Masons. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 2 Aug. 2/3 The Royal Arch degree, the possession of which in these later times has been held essential to a Knight Templar. 1990 T. O'Neill in A. Parfrey Apocalypse Culture (rev. ed.) 282 Beyond national differences, there exist a host of individual and competing rites..Blue Lodge or ‘Craft’ Masonry, Scottish Rite, Royal Arch, Egyptian Rite, Rite of Heredom, Rite of Memphis and Mizraim. < as lemmas |
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