Sect Shinto
E29659
Sect Shinto is a modern, organized form of Shinto comprising various religious denominations that developed from the late 19th century, each with its own doctrines, founders, and institutional structures.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sect Shinto canonical | 9 |
| Kyōha Shintō | 2 |
| Shinto | 1 |
| Shinto denominations | 1 |
| Shinto sects | 1 |
| Tenrikyo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224333 — 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: Sect Shinto Context triple: [Shinto, hasBranch, Sect Shinto]
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A.
Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
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B.
State Shinto
State Shinto was the government-controlled form of Shinto in pre-World War II Japan that promoted emperor worship and nationalism as part of the state ideology.
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C.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
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D.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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E.
Taoism
Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.
- 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: Sect Shinto Target entity description: Sect Shinto is a modern, organized form of Shinto comprising various religious denominations that developed from the late 19th century, each with its own doctrines, founders, and institutional structures.
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A.
Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
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B.
State Shinto
State Shinto was the government-controlled form of Shinto in pre-World War II Japan that promoted emperor worship and nationalism as part of the state ideology.
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C.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
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D.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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E.
Taoism
Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of Shinto
ⓘ
modern religious organization ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sect Shinto
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyōha Shintō
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
Meiji period
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Shinto
ⓘ
surface form:
Folk Shinto
Shinto shrines ⓘ
surface form:
Shrine Shinto
|
| hasCharacteristic |
charismatic founders for many sects
ⓘ
distinct doctrines for each sect ⓘ formal institutional organization ⓘ lay-centered religious practice ⓘ missionary and proselytizing activities ⓘ organized denomination-based structure ⓘ state recognition in Meiji era ⓘ use of modern organizational methods ⓘ |
| hasGoal | systematic propagation of Shinto-based faiths ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationType | denominational system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fusokyo
ⓘ
Izumo Taishakyo ⓘ Shinto Taikyo ⓘ
surface form:
Jikkokyo
Konkokyo ⓘ Kurozumikyo ⓘ Misogikyo ⓘ Ontakekyo ⓘ Shinshukyo ⓘ Shinto Honkyoku ⓘ Shinto Taikyo ⓘ
surface form:
Shinto Shinto Taikyo
Shinto Shusei-ha ⓘ Shinto Taikyo ⓘ Shinto Taikyo ⓘ
surface form:
Shinto Taiseikyo
Sect Shinto self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tenrikyo
Yudono-san worship sects ⓘ |
| hasSubcategory |
Sect Shinto
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyōha Shintō
|
| influencedBy |
Shinto folk movements
ⓘ
new religious movements in Meiji Japan ⓘ state religious policy of Meiji government ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized religious corporations in Japan ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Japan ⓘ |
| practices |
Shinto rituals
ⓘ
veneration of kami ⓘ |
| regulates | doctrinal teachings of member sects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese new religions
ⓘ
Shinto-derived new religious movements ⓘ State Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sect Shinto
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shinto
|
| timeOfEmergence | second half of the 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sect Shinto Description of subject: Sect Shinto is a modern, organized form of Shinto comprising various religious denominations that developed from the late 19th century, each with its own doctrines, founders, and institutional structures.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shinto
this entity surface form:
Tenrikyo
this entity surface form:
Kyōha Shintō
this entity surface form:
Kyōha Shintō
this entity surface form:
Shinto denominations