Philokalia
E1894
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philokalia canonical | 16 |
| The Philokalia | 4 |
| Apophthegmata Patrum | 1 |
| Hesychasm | 1 |
| On Watchfulness and Holiness in the Philokalia | 1 |
| Philokalic revival | 1 |
| Philokalic tradition | 1 |
| The Philokalia: The Complete Text | 1 |
| hesychasm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20063 — 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: Philokalia Context triple: [Eastern Orthodox Christianity, hasSpiritualSource, Philokalia]
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A.
Mens et Manus
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B.
The Dragons of Eden
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C.
Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
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D.
The Palestra
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E.
Nicene Creed
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- 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: Philokalia Target entity description: Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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A.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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B.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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C.
Discourses on Davila
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D.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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E.
Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual anthology
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox spiritual text ⓘ religious book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide readers in the ascetic life
ⓘ
guide readers in the practice of inner prayer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mount Athos
ⓘ
prayer of the heart ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| compiler |
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Makarios of Corinth
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy |
Evagrius Ponticus
ⓘ
St. Gregory Palamas ⓘ St. Hesychios the Priest ⓘ St. Isaac the Syrian ⓘ St. John Climacus ⓘ St. Mark the Ascetic ⓘ St. Maximus the Confessor ⓘ St. Peter of Damascus ⓘ St. Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ St. Theophan the Recluse ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator |
G. E. H. Palmer
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Kallistos Ware ⓘ Philip Sherrard ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1782 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Venice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jesus Prayer
ⓘ
ascetic life ⓘ hesychasm ⓘ inner prayer ⓘ watchfulness (nepsis) ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
ascetical theology ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Philokalia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Philokalia: The Complete Text
|
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume 1
ⓘ
Volume 2 ⓘ Volume 3 ⓘ Volume 4 ⓘ Volume 5 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox spirituality
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox spirituality ⓘ modern hesychast practice ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
lay Christians
ⓘ
monks ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | love of the beautiful ⓘ |
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Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Philokalia: The Complete Text
this entity surface form:
hesychasm
this entity surface form:
Apophthegmata Patrum
this entity surface form:
Hesychasm
this entity surface form:
Philokalic tradition
this entity surface form:
On Watchfulness and Holiness in the Philokalia
this entity surface form:
The Philokalia
this entity surface form:
The Philokalia
subject surface form:
Nikodemos the Hagiorite
this entity surface form:
Philokalic revival
this entity surface form:
The Philokalia
this entity surface form:
The Philokalia