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What is a 33rd degree Mason? Is he more important than a 3rd degree Mason?

April 26, 2017degree mason

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What is a 33rd degree Mason? Is he more important than a 3rd degree Mason?

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A 33rd degree Mason is Mason who has gone through the Scottish Rite degrees and was elected by the Scottish Rite Supreme Council to receive an honorary 33rd degree for his major contributions to society or to Masonry. There is no higher degree in Masonry than that of a 3rd degree Master Mason. Appendent degrees, such as those in the Scottish Rite represent a lateral, rather than upward, movement in Masonic instruction.