Homiliary
E361879
The Homiliary is a medieval collection of homilies and sermons, particularly associated with the Lombard monk and historian Paul the Deacon, that was widely used for liturgical preaching in the early Middle Ages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homiliary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3473739 — 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: Homiliary Context triple: [Paul the Deacon, notableWork, Homiliary]
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A.
Hallidie
Hallidie is a surname most notably associated with Andrew Smith Hallidie, the 19th-century engineer credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system.
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B.
Dulce Domum
"Dulce Domum" is a nostalgic and emotionally rich chapter in Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, focusing on Mole's return to his long-neglected home.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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E.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
- 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: Homiliary Target entity description: The Homiliary is a medieval collection of homilies and sermons, particularly associated with the Lombard monk and historian Paul the Deacon, that was widely used for liturgical preaching in the early Middle Ages.
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A.
Hallidie
Hallidie is a surname most notably associated with Andrew Smith Hallidie, the 19th-century engineer credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system.
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B.
Dulce Domum
"Dulce Domum" is a nostalgic and emotionally rich chapter in Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, focusing on Mole's return to his long-neglected home.
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C.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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D.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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E.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of sermons
ⓘ
liturgical book ⓘ medieval homiliary ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Homiliarium Paulinum
ⓘ
Homiliary of Paul the Deacon ⓘ Paul the Deacon’s Homiliary ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedMonastery | Monte Cassino ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPerson | Paul the Deacon ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
monks
ⓘ
preachers ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Paul the Deacon ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| hasContentType |
homilies
ⓘ
patristic excerpts ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Carolingian Renaissance
ⓘ
Lombard monasticism ⓘ |
| hasDenominationalContext | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
homily collection
ⓘ
sermon collection ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | standard homiliary in early medieval West ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFunction | providing model sermons for clergy ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse |
Liturgy of the Hours
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Office
Mass ⓘ preaching ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | extensive ⓘ |
| hasMedium | manuscript codex ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfOrigin | Lombard Italy ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasStructure | arranged according to the liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Gospels
ⓘ
liturgical year ⓘ saints’ feasts ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalOrientation | Latin patristic tradition ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
later homiliaries
ⓘ
medieval preaching ⓘ |
| isBasedOn |
Church Fathers
ⓘ
patristic authors ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
clerical education
ⓘ
liturgical preaching ⓘ monastic instruction ⓘ |
| wasWidelyDisseminatedIn | Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| wasWidelyUsedIn |
Frankish monasteries
ⓘ
cathedral schools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homiliary Description of subject: The Homiliary is a medieval collection of homilies and sermons, particularly associated with the Lombard monk and historian Paul the Deacon, that was widely used for liturgical preaching in the early Middle Ages.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.