Meister Eckhart
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Meister Eckhart was a 13th–14th century German Dominican theologian, philosopher, and mystic known for his profound sermons on the direct experience of God and the ground of the soul.
All labels observed (1)
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| Meister Eckhart canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4390037 — 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: Meister Eckhart Context triple: [The Perennial Philosophy, influencedBy, Meister Eckhart]
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Bonaventure
Bonaventure was a 13th-century Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and cardinal renowned for his influential mystical and scholastic writings, earning him the title "Seraphic Doctor" of the Church.
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Saint Bruno of Cologne
Saint Bruno of Cologne was an 11th-century German Catholic priest and theologian who founded the Carthusian Order, known for its strict contemplative monastic life.
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Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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Johannes Climacus
Johannes Climacus is a philosophical pseudonymous author created by Søren Kierkegaard to explore questions of faith, doubt, and the limits of reason in works such as "Philosophical Fragments" and "Concluding Unscientific Postscript."
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Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century German cardinal, philosopher, and theologian whose speculative metaphysics and mathematical mysticism helped shape early Renaissance Platonism and humanist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meister Eckhart Target entity description: Meister Eckhart was a 13th–14th century German Dominican theologian, philosopher, and mystic known for his profound sermons on the direct experience of God and the ground of the soul.
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A.
Bonaventure
Bonaventure was a 13th-century Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and cardinal renowned for his influential mystical and scholastic writings, earning him the title "Seraphic Doctor" of the Church.
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B.
Saint Bruno of Cologne
Saint Bruno of Cologne was an 11th-century German Catholic priest and theologian who founded the Carthusian Order, known for its strict contemplative monastic life.
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C.
Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus was a medieval Franciscan theologian and philosopher known for his subtle metaphysical thought and for formulating a key defense of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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D.
Johannes Climacus
Johannes Climacus is a philosophical pseudonymous author created by Søren Kierkegaard to explore questions of faith, doubt, and the limits of reason in works such as "Philosophical Fragments" and "Concluding Unscientific Postscript."
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E.
Nicholas of Cusa
Nicholas of Cusa was a 15th-century German cardinal, philosopher, and theologian whose speculative metaphysics and mathematical mysticism helped shape early Renaissance Platonism and humanist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Christian mystic ⓘ Dominican friar ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ sermonist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| accusedOf | heresy ⓘ |
| birthName | Eckhart von Hochheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| doctrineStatus | some propositions condemned posthumously ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dominican studium in Cologne
NERFINISHED
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University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
Scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Eckhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
God as ground of being
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direct experience of God ⓘ inner detachment from creatures ⓘ union of the soul with God ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Meister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Henry Suso
NERFINISHED
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Johannes Tauler NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas of Cusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Tillich NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albertus Magnus
NERFINISHED
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Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
metaphysics
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mystical theology ⓘ nature of the soul ⓘ philosophy of God ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Preachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian mysticism
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Rhineland mysticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Meister Eckhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Gelassenheit
NERFINISHED
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birth of God in the soul ⓘ detachment ⓘ ground of the soul ⓘ |
| notableWork |
German sermons
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Latin works ⓘ Sermon on the Birth of God in the Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Sermon on the Poor in Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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mystic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | inquisition proceedings in Cologne ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
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Erfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lector in theology at Paris
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prior of Erfurt Dominican convent ⓘ provincial of the Saxon Dominican province ⓘ teacher in Cologne ⓘ vicar of Thuringia ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | papal bull In agro dominico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Meister Eckhart Description of subject: Meister Eckhart was a 13th–14th century German Dominican theologian, philosopher, and mystic known for his profound sermons on the direct experience of God and the ground of the soul.
Referenced by (5)
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