Anti-sacrilege law
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The Anti-sacrilege law was a reactionary French statute of the Bourbon Restoration that criminalized and harshly punished offenses against the Catholic Church and its sacred objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anti-sacrilege law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3360383 — 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: Anti-sacrilege law Context triple: [Bourbon Restoration, notableLaw, Anti-sacrilege law]
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A.
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 is an Indian law that criminalizes disrespect and desecration of national symbols such as the National Flag, the Constitution, and the National Anthem.
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B.
Immorality Act
The Immorality Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that criminalized sexual relations between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
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C.
Sanctuary doctrine
The Sanctuary doctrine is a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist teaching that interprets Christ’s ongoing heavenly ministry and the investigative judgment through the symbolism of the Old Testament sanctuary services.
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D.
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a 1993 U.S. federal law that aims to protect individuals’ religious practices from substantial government burdens unless justified by a compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
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E.
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act is a U.S. federal law that protects individuals, religious institutions, and prisoners from government actions that substantially burden their religious exercise, particularly in land use and institutional settings.
- 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: Anti-sacrilege law Target entity description: The Anti-sacrilege law was a reactionary French statute of the Bourbon Restoration that criminalized and harshly punished offenses against the Catholic Church and its sacred objects.
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A.
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 is an Indian law that criminalizes disrespect and desecration of national symbols such as the National Flag, the Constitution, and the National Anthem.
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B.
Immorality Act
The Immorality Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that criminalized sexual relations between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
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C.
Sanctuary doctrine
The Sanctuary doctrine is a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist teaching that interprets Christ’s ongoing heavenly ministry and the investigative judgment through the symbolism of the Old Testament sanctuary services.
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D.
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a 1993 U.S. federal law that aims to protect individuals’ religious practices from substantial government burdens unless justified by a compelling governmental interest pursued through the least restrictive means.
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E.
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act is a U.S. federal law that protects individuals, religious institutions, and prisoners from government actions that substantially burden their religious exercise, particularly in land use and institutional settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bourbon Restoration law
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French law ⓘ penal statute ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| criticizedAs |
clerical reaction
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violation of freedom of conscience ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | French judicial authorities ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of 19th-century religious criminal legislation
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symbol of alliance between throne and altar in Restoration France ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
monarchical conservatism
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ultramontane Catholicism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | desire to restore pre-Revolutionary religious order ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
capital punishment in severe cases
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harsh criminal penalties ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| legalNature | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | special protection of religion by the state ⓘ |
| legalStatus | criminalized sacrilege ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
offenses against sacred objects
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religious offenses ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ |
| offenseDefined |
desecration of sacred vessels
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profanation of the consecrated host ⓘ violation of churches and sanctuaries ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
liberal politicians in France
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secularists in France ⓘ |
| politicalCharacterization | reactionary statute ⓘ |
| politicalContext | restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France ⓘ |
| protectedInstitution |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| protectedObject |
altars
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church vessels ⓘ consecrated hosts ⓘ other sacred objects of Catholic worship ⓘ tabernacles ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect sacred objects of the Catholic Church
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to punish offenses against the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
blasphemy laws
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crime of sacrilege ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | French Revolution religious conflicts ⓘ |
| religionTargeted |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| temporalContext | post-Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
offense against religion
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religious crime ⓘ |
| victimClass | religious sensibilities of Catholics ⓘ |
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Subject: Anti-sacrilege law Description of subject: The Anti-sacrilege law was a reactionary French statute of the Bourbon Restoration that criminalized and harshly punished offenses against the Catholic Church and its sacred objects.
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