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Raised

The completion by a candidate of the Third Degree.

Regular

A classification of Freemasonry that practices customs which conform to the "Basic Principles of Grand Lodge Recognition" agreed by individual sovereign Grand Lodges.

Relief

Charity is extended to those in the community in which the freemason lives.

Ritual

The method of opening and closing a Lodge, of conferring the Degrees, of Installation, and other duties, constitute a system of ceremonies which are called the ritual. 

Much of masonic ritual is esoteric, and uses language which may now be perceived as archaic.