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Candidates for regular freemasonry are required to declare a belief in a Supreme Being; a generic description allowing the candidate to adhere to whichever deity or concept he holds to be appropriate.^{[citation needed]}

In Masonic ritual the Supreme Being is referred to as Great Architect of the Universe, which alludes to the use of architectural symbolism within Freemasonry.^{[citation needed]}

Many Freemasons would take the view that the Supreme Being equates to God many would hold a more complex or philosophical interpretation of the term; however, the candidate is not asked to expand on, or explain, his or her interpretation of Supreme Being. The discussion of politics and religion is forbidden in a Masonic Lodge so the candidate should not be placed in the situation of having to justify the interpretation.^{[citation needed]}

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• Demiurge
• God
• Names of God
• Conceptions of God
• Existence of God