Pentecost
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Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17651 — 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: Pentecost Context triple: [Christianity, hasImportantHoliday, Pentecost]
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A.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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B.
Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
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E.
Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
- 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: Pentecost Target entity description: Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
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A.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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B.
Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
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E.
Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
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liturgical solemnity ⓘ moveable feast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pentecost
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surface form:
Feast of Pentecost
Pentecost ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Weeks (Christian context)
Whitsunday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mission of the Church
ⓘ
sacrament of Confirmation (in Western churches) ⓘ speaking in tongues ⓘ wind and fire imagery ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Pentecostal churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ many Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| celebratedOn |
fiftieth day after Easter
ⓘ
seventh Sunday after Easter ⓘ |
| commemorates |
descent of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles ⓘ events of Acts 2 ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Greek word pentēkostē meaning fiftieth ⓘ |
| follows |
Ascension Day
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surface form:
Ascension of Jesus
|
| hasCustom |
confirmation of catechumens in some traditions
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prayers invoking the Holy Spirit ⓘ reading of Acts 2 account ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | red ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank |
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
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solemnity in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeasonRelation | conclusion of Easter season ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Jewish feast of Shavuot ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
marks beginning of apostolic preaching
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marks fulfillment of Jesus’ promise of the Spirit ⓘ marks outpouring of the Holy Spirit ⓘ often called the birthday of the Church ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
dove as symbol of the Holy Spirit
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rushing wind ⓘ tongues of fire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
empowerment for mission
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gift of the Holy Spirit ⓘ unity in diversity of languages ⓘ |
| observedIn | global Christian liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| precedes |
Ordinary Time
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surface form:
Ordinary Time in the Roman Rite
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| timeAfterEvent | ten days after Ascension in Western calculation ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Pentecost Description of subject: Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
Referenced by (83)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Day of Pentecost
name "Whitsunday" associated with white garments of baptismal candidates
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hasAlternativeName
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Pentecost
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subject surface form:
Whitsunday
this entity surface form:
Pentecost period
subject surface form:
Ethiopian Evangelical churches
subject surface form:
Jake Pentecost
this entity surface form:
Feast of Pentecost
this entity surface form:
The Day of Pentecost
this entity surface form:
Pentecost (as part of Eastertide journey)
this entity surface form:
Pentecost Sunday
this entity surface form:
Pentecost Sunday
subject surface form:
Paraclete
subject surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Pentecost feast
this entity surface form:
Pentecost Sunday