The Lonely God
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The Lonely God is a poetic epithet for the Doctor in Doctor Who, emphasizing his near-divine power, immense responsibility, and profound isolation as a time-traveling alien.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lonely God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3939034 — 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: The Lonely God Context triple: [The Doctor, title, The Lonely God]
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A.
The Left Hand of God
The Left Hand of God is a 1955 American drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a mysterious pilot posing as a priest in a remote Chinese mission.
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B.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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C.
The Gods of Guilt
The Gods of Guilt is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he confronts a haunting case tied to his past.
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D.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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E.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
- 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: The Lonely God Target entity description: The Lonely God is a poetic epithet for the Doctor in Doctor Who, emphasizing his near-divine power, immense responsibility, and profound isolation as a time-traveling alien.
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A.
The Left Hand of God
The Left Hand of God is a 1955 American drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a mysterious pilot posing as a priest in a remote Chinese mission.
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B.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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C.
The Gods of Guilt
The Gods of Guilt is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he confronts a haunting case tied to his past.
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D.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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E.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
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poetic epithet ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Tenth Doctor
ⓘ
other incarnations of the Doctor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Time Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
immortality ⓘ the Doctor's alien nature ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| connotation |
burden of duty
ⓘ
divinity ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| describes |
the Doctor's immense responsibility
ⓘ
the Doctor's isolation ⓘ the Doctor's near-divine power ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the Doctor's emotional isolation
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the Doctor's godlike perspective on time ⓘ the Doctor's role as protector of the universe ⓘ |
| fandomUsage | Doctor Who fandom ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to frame the Doctor as a mythic figure
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to highlight the cost of the Doctor's power ⓘ |
| refersTo |
The Doctor
ⓘ
surface form:
the Doctor
|
| relatedConcept |
Last of the Time Lords
ⓘ
The Oncoming Storm ⓘ
surface form:
Oncoming Storm
Time Lord Victorious ⓘ |
| typeOf | character epithet ⓘ |
| usedFor |
The Doctor
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surface form:
the Doctor in Doctor Who
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lonely God Description of subject: The Lonely God is a poetic epithet for the Doctor in Doctor Who, emphasizing his near-divine power, immense responsibility, and profound isolation as a time-traveling alien.
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