Knight Kadosh

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The Knight Kadosh is a Freemasonic degree or ceremony of initiation performed by a number of Supreme Councils of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. It is the Thirtieth Degree of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite for the United States of America,^[1] and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada.^[2] The Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite, does not currently confer a degree with the name Knight Kadosh. Instead its thirtieth degree is entitled "Grand Inspector."^[3]

The term "Kadosh" is derived from the Hebrew word "קדוש", which means holy or consecrated.^[4] "Kadosh" and "Knight Kadosh" is often abbreviated in masonic documents as "K--H∴"^[5] and "K∴K∴D∴H".^[6]