"Speculative Masonry" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the belief that Freemasonry originated as an intellectual or “speculative” derivative of the ancient precepts of practical masonry.",
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          "ref": "1875 September 18, “Freemasonry—An Advancive Science”, in The Freemason’s Chronicle, volume 2, number 38, page 180:",
          "text": "The whole scope and design of Speculative Masonry is to produce advancement in morality and virtue.",
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        "(archaic) Freemasonry, as distinct from masonry in its ordinary sense relating to construction."
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