High Priest
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High Priest is a 1968 autobiographical book by Timothy Leary recounting his early psychedelic experiences and experiments.
All labels observed (1)
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| High Priest canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1640262 — 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: High Priest Context triple: [Timothy Leary, notableWork, High Priest]
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Shenoute of Atripe
Shenoute of Atripe was a prominent 4th–5th century Coptic monk and abbot whose strict leadership and extensive writings helped shape early Egyptian monasticism and Coptic Christian theology.
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Hierophant
The Hierophant was the chief priest in ancient Greek mystery religions, especially at Eleusis, responsible for revealing sacred rites and esoteric knowledge to initiates.
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Degory Priest
Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
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Bellah
Bellah is the surname of Robert N. Bellah, an influential American sociologist known for his work on religion and modern society.
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archon basileus
The archon basileus was one of the chief magistrates of ancient Athens, responsible especially for religious affairs, sacred law, and major public rituals.
- 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: High Priest Target entity description: High Priest is a 1968 autobiographical book by Timothy Leary recounting his early psychedelic experiences and experiments.
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A.
Shenoute of Atripe
Shenoute of Atripe was a prominent 4th–5th century Coptic monk and abbot whose strict leadership and extensive writings helped shape early Egyptian monasticism and Coptic Christian theology.
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B.
Hierophant
The Hierophant was the chief priest in ancient Greek mystery religions, especially at Eleusis, responsible for revealing sacred rites and esoteric knowledge to initiates.
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C.
Degory Priest
Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
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D.
Bellah
Bellah is the surname of Robert N. Bellah, an influential American sociologist known for his work on religion and modern society.
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E.
archon basileus
The archon basileus was one of the chief magistrates of ancient Athens, responsible especially for religious affairs, sacred law, and major public rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical book
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book ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
1960s counterculture
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psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| author | Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
experiments with LSD
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experiments with psilocybin ⓘ group psychedelic sessions ⓘ |
| describes |
Timothy Leary's early psychedelic experiences
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Timothy Leary's psychedelic research experiments ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Harvard University
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Mexico ⓘ Millbrook estate ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorCareer | Timothy Leary's work on psychedelics at Harvard ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Timothy Leary as narrator ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | countercultural views of psychedelics ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Timothy Leary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
drug experimentation
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expansion of consciousness ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ spiritual exploration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | memoir ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
LSD
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consciousness exploration ⓘ psychedelic experiences ⓘ psychedelic experiments ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed accounts of LSD sessions
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insider view of early psychedelic research ⓘ |
| partOf |
Timothy Leary
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surface form:
Timothy Leary bibliography
|
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Politics of Ecstasy
ⓘ
The Psychedelic Experience ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 1960s ⓘ |
| writtenBy | former Harvard psychologist ⓘ |
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