Quaker meetings in Britain
E327823
Quaker meetings in Britain are local worshipping and decision-making communities of the Religious Society of Friends that practice silent worship, collective discernment, and a commitment to peace and social justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quaker business method | 1 |
| Quaker meetings in Britain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3114221 — 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: Quaker meetings in Britain Context triple: [Quaker Peace and Social Witness, worksWith, Quaker meetings in Britain]
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A.
Old Quaker meeting associations
Old Quaker meeting associations are historical religious gatherings and organizational bodies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), often centered around traditional meeting houses used for worship and community decision-making.
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B.
Quaker discipline and advices
Quaker discipline and advices are the traditional guidelines and spiritual counsel that shape the faith, practice, and community life of Friends, particularly among Conservative Quakers.
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C.
Second World Conference of Friends
The Second World Conference of Friends was a major international gathering of Quakers that helped shape global cooperation and consultation among Friends in the 20th century.
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D.
Quaker Peace and Social Witness
Quaker Peace and Social Witness is a key Quaker organization that promotes peace, social justice, and human rights through advocacy, education, and practical action.
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E.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
- 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: Quaker meetings in Britain Target entity description: Quaker meetings in Britain are local worshipping and decision-making communities of the Religious Society of Friends that practice silent worship, collective discernment, and a commitment to peace and social justice.
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A.
Old Quaker meeting associations
Old Quaker meeting associations are historical religious gatherings and organizational bodies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), often centered around traditional meeting houses used for worship and community decision-making.
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B.
Quaker discipline and advices
Quaker discipline and advices are the traditional guidelines and spiritual counsel that shape the faith, practice, and community life of Friends, particularly among Conservative Quakers.
-
C.
Second World Conference of Friends
The Second World Conference of Friends was a major international gathering of Quakers that helped shape global cooperation and consultation among Friends in the 20th century.
-
D.
Quaker Peace and Social Witness
Quaker Peace and Social Witness is a key Quaker organization that promotes peace, social justice, and human rights through advocacy, education, and practical action.
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E.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker meeting
ⓘ
decision-making community ⓘ religious community ⓘ worshipping community ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Friends House, London ⓘ |
| corePractice |
collective discernment
ⓘ
meeting for worship ⓘ meeting for worship for business ⓘ |
| coreValue |
equality
ⓘ
peace ⓘ simplicity ⓘ social justice ⓘ sustainability ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMethod |
sense of the meeting
ⓘ
unity without voting ⓘ |
| emphasis |
continuing revelation
ⓘ
inner light ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain Yearly Meeting
|
| hasClergy | no ⓘ |
| hasLeadershipModel | non-hierarchical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
England ⓘ Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| openTo |
attenders
ⓘ
members ⓘ visitors ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple |
corporate discernment
ⓘ
lay leadership ⓘ |
| organizationalUnitOf |
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain Yearly Meeting
|
| religiousTradition | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| socialWitness |
anti-slavery
ⓘ
climate justice ⓘ conscientious objection ⓘ peace testimony ⓘ prison reform ⓘ refugee support ⓘ |
| subdivisionType |
area meeting
ⓘ
local meeting ⓘ |
| usesText |
Quaker discipline and advices
ⓘ
surface form:
Quaker faith & practice
|
| worshipDay | Sunday ⓘ |
| worshipFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
silent worship
ⓘ
unprogrammed worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quaker meetings in Britain Description of subject: Quaker meetings in Britain are local worshipping and decision-making communities of the Religious Society of Friends that practice silent worship, collective discernment, and a commitment to peace and social justice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quaker business method