Worshipful Master
E11411
The Worshipful Master is the presiding officer and chief authority of a Masonic lodge, responsible for leading its meetings, rituals, and governance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Worshipful Master canonical | 14 |
| Worshipful Master of the lodge | 2 |
| Grand Master | 1 |
| Worshipful Master (after additional requirements) | 1 |
| Worshipful_Master | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T114537 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worshipful Master Context triple: [Masonic lodge, headedBy, Worshipful Master]
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A.
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild
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B.
Chief Whip
The Chief Whip is the senior party official in the UK House of Commons responsible for enforcing party discipline, organizing votes, and managing the legislative agenda.
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C.
Lord
Lord is a reverential title for Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine authority, sovereignty, and central role in Christian faith and worship.
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D.
Saint West
Saint West is the son of American rapper Kanye West and reality television star Kim Kardashian, known publicly through their highly visible celebrity family.
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E.
Goodwin Knight
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worshipful Master Target entity description: The Worshipful Master is the presiding officer and chief authority of a Masonic lodge, responsible for leading its meetings, rituals, and governance.
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A.
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild
The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild is a celebrated 1662 group portrait by Rembrandt depicting Amsterdam cloth inspectors gathered around a table in a moment of interrupted business.
-
B.
Chief Whip
The Chief Whip is the senior party official in the UK House of Commons responsible for enforcing party discipline, organizing votes, and managing the legislative agenda.
-
C.
Lord
Lord is a reverential title for Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine authority, sovereignty, and central role in Christian faith and worship.
-
D.
Saint West
Saint West is the son of American rapper Kanye West and reality television star Kim Kardashian, known publicly through their highly visible celebrity family.
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E.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic office
ⓘ
lodge officer ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| associatedWithSymbol |
gavel of authority
ⓘ
hat or top hat in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
gives charges and lectures in lodge
ⓘ
leads degree work ⓘ |
| electedBy | members of the lodge ⓘ |
| ensuresComplianceWith |
Grand Lodge regulations
ⓘ
lodge bylaws ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
to close the lodge
ⓘ
to maintain harmony in the lodge ⓘ to open the lodge ⓘ to represent the lodge to the Grand Lodge ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Worshipful ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
lodge proceedings
ⓘ
lodge room ⓘ |
| hasRank | highest officer of a Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | presiding officer of a Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| mayAppoint |
Deacons
ⓘ
Stewards ⓘ other appointed lodge officers ⓘ |
| mayBeAddressedAs | Worshipful Master ⓘ |
| mustBe | Master Mason ⓘ |
| oversees |
initiation of new members
ⓘ
passing of Fellow Crafts ⓘ raising of Master Masons ⓘ |
| precedesOffice |
Junior Warden
ⓘ
Senior Warden ⓘ other subordinate lodge officers ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
lodge business
ⓘ
lodge meetings ⓘ lodge rituals ⓘ |
| requires |
knowledge of Masonic ritual
ⓘ
knowledge of lodge law and procedure ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
appointing certain lodge officers
ⓘ
conduct of lodge rituals ⓘ discipline within the lodge ⓘ governance of the lodge ⓘ implementation of lodge bylaws ⓘ order of lodge meetings ⓘ overseeing lodge committees ⓘ |
| symbolicPosition | East of the lodge ⓘ |
| termLength | typically one year ⓘ |
| titleUsedIn |
Blue Lodge Freemasonry
ⓘ
linked to:
Masonic lodges
Craft Freemasonry ⓘ
linked to:
Regular Freemasonry
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Worshipful Master Description of subject: The Worshipful Master is the presiding officer and chief authority of a Masonic lodge, responsible for leading its meetings, rituals, and governance.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Masonic lodges
linked to: Worshipful Master
linked to: Worshipful Master
linked to: Worshipful Master
linked to: Worshipful Master