Confraternity Bible
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The Confraternity Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible produced under the auspices of the U.S. bishops as a modern revision of the Douay-Rheims.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confraternity Bible canonical | 2 |
| Confraternity Edition of the New Testament | 1 |
| Confraternity New Testament | 1 |
| Confraternity Version of the Bible | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157854 — 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: Confraternity Bible Context triple: [New American Bible, predecessor, Confraternity Bible]
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A.
Synodal Bible
The Synodal Bible is the standard Russian Orthodox Church translation of the Bible into modern Russian, first published in the 19th century and still widely used in liturgy and personal study.
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B.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
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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D.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
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E.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
- 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: Confraternity Bible Target entity description: The Confraternity Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible produced under the auspices of the U.S. bishops as a modern revision of the Douay-Rheims.
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A.
Synodal Bible
The Synodal Bible is the standard Russian Orthodox Church translation of the Bible into modern Russian, first published in the 19th century and still widely used in liturgy and personal study.
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B.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
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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D.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
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E.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation
ⓘ
Catholic Bible ⓘ English Bible translation ⓘ Roman Catholic Bible translation ⓘ |
| approval | received imprimatur from Catholic bishops ⓘ |
| basedOn | Douay–Rheims Bible ⓘ |
| canon |
Roman Catholic biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic biblical canon
|
| contains |
Deuterocanonical books
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distribution | widely distributed in American Catholic parishes in mid-20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian scripture
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Confraternity Bible
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Confraternity New Testament
revised Old Testament books ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Catholic liturgy in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes Catholic explanatory notes
ⓘ
intended to replace Douay–Rheims in American Catholic use ⓘ modernized English compared to Douay–Rheims ⓘ produced under auspices of U.S. bishops ⓘ |
| publicationStartDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| publisher | Confraternity of Christian Doctrine ⓘ |
| purpose | modern revision of the Douay–Rheims Bible ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Septuagint
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Septuagint
Leningrad Codex ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Masoretic Text
Vulgate ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Vulgate
|
| scriptureType | Catholic study Bible ⓘ |
| sponsor |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
ⓘ
surface form:
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| successor | New American Bible ⓘ |
| targetAudience | English-speaking Catholics in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| translationCommittee | Catholic biblical scholars appointed by U.S. bishops ⓘ |
| translationType |
Catholic ecclesiastical translation
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formal equivalence ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Catholic clergy in the United States
ⓘ
Catholic laity in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Confraternity Bible Description of subject: The Confraternity Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible produced under the auspices of the U.S. bishops as a modern revision of the Douay-Rheims.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Confraternity Version of the Bible
this entity surface form:
Confraternity Edition of the New Testament
this entity surface form:
Confraternity New Testament