Lux aeterna
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Lux aeterna is a movement of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, traditionally sung in Latin and associated with prayers for eternal light and rest for the deceased.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lux aeterna canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4177796 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lux aeterna Context triple: [Requiem (Harbison), hasPart, Lux aeterna]
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A.
Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna is a haunting minimalist orchestral piece by composer Clint Mansell, best known as the iconic theme from the film Requiem for a Dream.
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B.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux is a Latin motto meaning "After darkness, light," historically associated with the Protestant Reformation and symbolizing spiritual renewal and enlightenment.
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C.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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D.
The Night Eternal
The Night Eternal is the third and final novel in Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s horror trilogy The Strain, concluding the story of a vampiric plague and humanity’s struggle for survival.
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E.
Immensa Aeterni Dei
Immensa Aeterni Dei is a 1588 papal bull by Pope Sixtus V that reorganized the Roman Curia and established a more systematic structure for the central administration of the Catholic Church.
- 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: Lux aeterna Target entity description: Lux aeterna is a movement of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, traditionally sung in Latin and associated with prayers for eternal light and rest for the deceased.
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A.
Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna is a haunting minimalist orchestral piece by composer Clint Mansell, best known as the iconic theme from the film Requiem for a Dream.
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B.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux is a Latin motto meaning "After darkness, light," historically associated with the Protestant Reformation and symbolizing spiritual renewal and enlightenment.
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C.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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D.
The Night Eternal
The Night Eternal is the third and final novel in Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s horror trilogy The Strain, concluding the story of a vampiric plague and humanity’s struggle for survival.
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E.
Immensa Aeterni Dei
Immensa Aeterni Dei is a 1588 papal bull by Pope Sixtus V that reorganized the Roman Curia and established a more systematic structure for the central administration of the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liturgical chant
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movement of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| addressedFor | souls in purgatory ⓘ |
| addresses | God ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
eternal light
ⓘ
eternal rest ⓘ prayers for the dead ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalGenre |
antiphon
ⓘ
communion chant ⓘ |
| hasMode | Gregorian chant mode (varies by tradition and source) ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceForces |
organ-accompanied choir
ⓘ
solo cantor ⓘ unaccompanied choir ⓘ |
| hasTextPhrase |
"Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine"
ⓘ
"cum sanctis tuis in aeternum" ⓘ "quia pius es" ⓘ |
| invokes |
light of Christ
ⓘ
perpetual light ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Responsory "Libera me" in some Requiem orders ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Communion antiphon in many Requiem orders ⓘ |
| isSetBy | various classical composers in their Requiem settings ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
intercession for the souls of the departed
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prayer for eternal light for the deceased ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | part of the traditional Requiem propers ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme |
consolation for the bereaved
ⓘ
eternal life ⓘ hope of resurrection ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Requiem Mass
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| performedAs |
chant
ⓘ
polyphonic choral setting ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Gregorian chant tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| requests |
eternal rest for the deceased
ⓘ
perpetual light for the deceased ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | "Lux aeterna luceat eis" ⓘ |
| textSource | Latin liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| theologicalConcept |
communion of saints
ⓘ
divine mercy for the departed ⓘ |
| typicalContext |
All Souls' Day liturgy
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Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead
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surface form:
Mass for the dead
Roman Catholic funeral liturgy ⓘ |
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Subject: Lux aeterna Description of subject: Lux aeterna is a movement of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, traditionally sung in Latin and associated with prayers for eternal light and rest for the deceased.
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