Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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The Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a conservative Lutheran church body in the United States known for its confessional adherence to historic Lutheran doctrines and close fellowship with other traditional Lutheran synods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evangelical Lutheran Synod canonical | 4 |
| Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church of Albania | 1 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Synod (USA) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1166797 — 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: Evangelical Lutheran Synod Context triple: [Book of Concord, authorityIn, Evangelical Lutheran Synod]
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A.
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran church body in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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B.
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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C.
Lutheran Church in America
The Lutheran Church in America was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed from 1962 until it joined with others in 1988 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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D.
German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest
The German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest was a Protestant church body of German immigrant congregations in the American Midwest that played a key role in establishing religious and educational institutions.
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E.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, known for its mainline Protestant theology, nationwide congregational network, and active engagement in social justice and ecumenical relations.
- 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: Evangelical Lutheran Synod Target entity description: The Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a conservative Lutheran church body in the United States known for its confessional adherence to historic Lutheran doctrines and close fellowship with other traditional Lutheran synods.
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A.
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran church body in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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B.
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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C.
Lutheran Church in America
The Lutheran Church in America was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed from 1962 until it joined with others in 1988 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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D.
German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest
The German Evangelical Synod of the Northwest was a Protestant church body of German immigrant congregations in the American Midwest that played a key role in establishing religious and educational institutions.
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E.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, known for its mainline Protestant theology, nationwide congregational network, and active engagement in social justice and ecumenical relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Lutheran church body ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| churchPolity | congregational with synodical structure ⓘ |
| classification |
confessional Lutheran synod
ⓘ
orthodox Lutheran synod ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
Trinity
ⓘ
authority of the Bible ⓘ deity of Christ ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Book of Concord
ⓘ
Book of Concord ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Confessions
inerrancy of Scripture ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ sacramental theology of Lutheranism ⓘ |
| fellowshipWith |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of England
ⓘ
Lutheran Church of Central Africa ⓘ Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ⓘ other members of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference ⓘ |
| ministryFocus |
Christian education
ⓘ
missions ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ |
| positionOnCreeds |
accepts the Apostles Creed
ⓘ
accepts the Athanasian Creed ⓘ accepts the Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| positionOnLiturgy | retains historic Lutheran liturgy ⓘ |
| positionOnMoralIssues | socially conservative ⓘ |
| positionOnOrdination | ordains only men to the pastoral office ⓘ |
| positionOnScripture |
Scripture is verbally inspired
ⓘ
Scripture is without error ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Norwegian Synod ⓘ |
| stanceOnEcumenism | practices fellowship only with church bodies in doctrinal agreement ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
confessional Lutheran
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ |
| usesConfession |
Augsburg Confession
ⓘ
Epitome of the Formula of Concord ⓘ
surface form:
Formula of Concord
Luther's Large Catechism ⓘ
surface form:
Large Catechism of Martin Luther
Luther's Small Catechism ⓘ
surface form:
Small Catechism of Martin Luther
|
| worshipStyle | liturgical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evangelical Lutheran Synod Description of subject: The Evangelical Lutheran Synod is a conservative Lutheran church body in the United States known for its confessional adherence to historic Lutheran doctrines and close fellowship with other traditional Lutheran synods.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church of Albania
this entity surface form:
Evangelical Lutheran Synod (USA)