Universal call to holiness
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The Universal Call to Holiness is a central Catholic teaching that every baptized person, regardless of state or vocation, is invited and obliged to pursue a life of sanctity and union with God.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Call to Holiness in Today’s World | 1 |
| Universal call to holiness canonical | 1 |
| universal call to holiness | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Universal call to holiness Context triple: [Lumen Gentium, subject, Universal call to holiness]
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Salvation and the Church
"Salvation and the Church" is an influential 1986 ecumenical document by the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission that explores and seeks common ground between Anglican and Roman Catholic understandings of salvation and the nature of the Church.
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Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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Holiness movement
The Holiness movement is a Christian revival tradition that emphasizes personal sanctification, holy living, and a post-conversion experience of entire sanctification or Christian perfection.
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On Watchfulness and Holiness
On Watchfulness and Holiness is a spiritual treatise by St. Hesychios the Priest that teaches inner vigilance, prayer, and ascetic discipline as the path to Christian holiness.
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Christian perfection
Christian perfection is a Wesleyan theological doctrine teaching that believers can, by God’s grace, attain a state of perfect love in this life in which they are freed from willful sin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Universal call to holiness Target entity description: The Universal Call to Holiness is a central Catholic teaching that every baptized person, regardless of state or vocation, is invited and obliged to pursue a life of sanctity and union with God.
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A.
Salvation and the Church
"Salvation and the Church" is an influential 1986 ecumenical document by the Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission that explores and seeks common ground between Anglican and Roman Catholic understandings of salvation and the nature of the Church.
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B.
Holy Tradition
Holy Tradition is the living transmission of the faith, worship, and teachings of the Church, preserved and handed down through generations as a primary source of authority alongside Scripture.
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C.
Holiness movement
The Holiness movement is a Christian revival tradition that emphasizes personal sanctification, holy living, and a post-conversion experience of entire sanctification or Christian perfection.
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D.
On Watchfulness and Holiness
On Watchfulness and Holiness is a spiritual treatise by St. Hesychios the Priest that teaches inner vigilance, prayer, and ascetic discipline as the path to Christian holiness.
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E.
Christian perfection
Christian perfection is a Wesleyan theological doctrine teaching that believers can, by God’s grace, attain a state of perfect love in this life in which they are freed from willful sin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic doctrine
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Christian theological concept ⓘ |
| affirmedBy | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
clergy
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laity ⓘ married persons ⓘ religious ⓘ single persons ⓘ widowed persons ⓘ |
| biblicalBasis |
1 Peter 1:15–16
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1 Thessalonians 4:3 ⓘ Matthew 5 ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew 5:48
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| chapterOfLumenGentium | Chapter V ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | view that holiness is reserved to clergy and religious ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
all states of life are paths to sanctity
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every baptized person is called to holiness ⓘ holiness is not limited to clergy or religious ⓘ union with God is the goal of Christian life ⓘ |
| emphasizedIn | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| entails |
conversion of heart
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imitation of Christ ⓘ life of prayer ⓘ participation in the sacraments ⓘ practice of charity ⓘ |
| goal |
sanctity
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union with God ⓘ |
| groundedIn | baptism ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | given renewed emphasis at Vatican II ⓘ |
| influencedSpiritualityOf | 20th-century Catholic laity movements ⓘ |
| language | primarily articulated in Latin and modern vernaculars ⓘ |
| moralDimension |
living the Beatitudes
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observance of the commandments ⓘ |
| obligation | every baptized Christian ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian perfection
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baptismal dignity ⓘ sanctification ⓘ state of life ⓘ vocation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sectionOfCatechism | Part III, Life in Christ ⓘ |
| spiritualMeans |
Holy Eucharist
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surface form:
Eucharist
prayer ⓘ sacrament of reconciliation ⓘ works of mercy ⓘ |
| taughtInDocument |
Lumen Gentium
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surface form:
Lumen gentium
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| teaches |
holiness is possible in ordinary life
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professional and family life can be paths to sanctity ⓘ |
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Subject: Universal call to holiness Description of subject: The Universal Call to Holiness is a central Catholic teaching that every baptized person, regardless of state or vocation, is invited and obliged to pursue a life of sanctity and union with God.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
universal call to holiness
this entity surface form:
The Call to Holiness in Today’s World