Some Jargon Explained
There are lots of terms which Freemasons use which may be unfamiliar, or unkown to non-members.
PassedThe completion by a candidate of the Second Degree. |
ProfaneThe word profane comes from two Latin words, "pro" meaning "before" and "fanum" meaning "temple". In earlier usage, profane had a more literal meaning of "outside the temple". It was simply an antonym for the term "sacred" just as "secular" still is. (Classical music lovers will note, for example, the Debussy work, "Danses sacrees et profanes" as a use of the same word in French with this meaning.) |