Great Entrance

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liturgical procession rite of the Divine Liturgy

The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Entrance canonical	5

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T191564 — 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: Great Entrance
Context triple: [Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, component, Great Entrance]

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NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Great Entrance
Target entity description: The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.

A. Hall of Names
The Hall of Names is a memorial and archival space at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem dedicated to preserving the names and personal details of Jewish Holocaust victims.
B. Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
C. Gouden Bocht
Gouden Bocht is the most prestigious and architecturally grand stretch of Amsterdam’s Herengracht canal, famed for its opulent 17th-century merchant houses.
D. The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
E. Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	liturgical procession ⓘ rite of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ
accompaniedBy	chant of the Cherubic Hymn ⓘ incense ⓘ processional cross in some traditions ⓘ
associatedWith	Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharist offertory ⓘ
carriedObjects	bread for the Eucharist ⓘ wine for the Eucharist ⓘ
custom	bowing of heads by the faithful during the procession in many places ⓘ commemoration of civil and ecclesiastical authorities in some traditions ⓘ
follows	Great Litany and readings section ⓘ
gesture	commemoration of living and departed during the procession in some usages ⓘ silent priestly prayers of offering ⓘ
languageTerm	Greek: Μεγάλη Είσοδος ⓘ
liturgicalCharacter	solemn ⓘ
liturgicalFunction	preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice ⓘ transfer of bread and wine to the altar ⓘ
liturgicalMoment	before the anaphora ⓘ
liturgicalPosture	standing by the faithful ⓘ
liturgicalRank	major entrance ⓘ
locationFrom	prothesis ⓘ
locationTo	holy altar ⓘ
participants	choir ⓘ faithful congregation ⓘ
partOf	Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Divine Liturgy
performedBy	concelebrating clergy ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ
precededBy	Little Entrance ⓘ
religiousTradition	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
requires	aer and veils for covering the gifts ⓘ chalice ⓘ diskos ⓘ prosphora ⓘ
symbolism	Christ’s journey to voluntary passion and death ⓘ offering of the Church’s gifts to God ⓘ
theologicalSignificance	manifestation of the Church’s offering united to Christ’s sacrifice ⓘ
timeWithinService	after the Liturgy of the Word ⓘ at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Faithful ⓘ
usedByChurch	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ surface form: Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church some Byzantine Rite communities of the Oriental Orthodox ⓘ
usedIn	Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom → component → Great Entrance ⓘ

Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → hasComponent → Great Entrance ⓘ

Cherubic Hymn → associatedWith → Great Entrance ⓘ

Little Entrance → contrastedWith → Great Entrance ⓘ

Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) → relatedTo → Great Entrance ⓘ

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