term "Uriah Heep" as synonym for obsequious hypocrite
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The term "Uriah Heep" as a synonym for an obsequious hypocrite refers to a person who is falsely humble, ingratiating, and insincerely servile in order to manipulate others.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| term "Uriah Heep" as synonym for obsequious hypocrite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15039048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: term "Uriah Heep" as synonym for obsequious hypocrite Context triple: [Uriah Heep, influencedConcept, term "Uriah Heep" as synonym for obsequious hypocrite]
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A.
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is an 18th-century slang dictionary that catalogues and explains the colloquial, often coarse expressions of English speech of its time.
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B.
personified Folly
Personified Folly is the allegorical figure who serves as the witty, satirical narrator embodying human foolishness in Erasmus’s work "In Praise of Folly."
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C.
The Devil’s Dictionary
The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical reference work by Ambrose Bierce that offers cynical, darkly humorous definitions of common words to mock social and moral conventions.
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D.
Tom Ugly
Tom Ugly was an early Australian settler and local identity in the Sutherland Shire area of Sydney, whose name was later given to the Tom Uglys Bridge.
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E.
Maudling
Maudling is a British surname most notably associated with Reginald Maudling, a prominent mid-20th-century Conservative politician and former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: term "Uriah Heep" as synonym for obsequious hypocrite Target entity description: The term "Uriah Heep" as a synonym for an obsequious hypocrite refers to a person who is falsely humble, ingratiating, and insincerely servile in order to manipulate others.
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A.
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is an 18th-century slang dictionary that catalogues and explains the colloquial, often coarse expressions of English speech of its time.
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B.
personified Folly
Personified Folly is the allegorical figure who serves as the witty, satirical narrator embodying human foolishness in Erasmus’s work "In Praise of Folly."
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C.
The Devil’s Dictionary
The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical reference work by Ambrose Bierce that offers cynical, darkly humorous definitions of common words to mock social and moral conventions.
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D.
Tom Ugly
Tom Ugly was an early Australian settler and local identity in the Sutherland Shire area of Sydney, whose name was later given to the Tom Uglys Bridge.
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E.
Maudling
Maudling is a British surname most notably associated with Reginald Maudling, a prominent mid-20th-century Conservative politician and former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.