That they may all be one
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"That they may all be one" is an ecumenical Christian motto expressing the hope for unity among all believers, drawn from Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| That they may all be one canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T354193 — 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: That they may all be one Context triple: [World Council of Churches, motto, That they may all be one]
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A.
Tria juncta in uno
Tria juncta in uno is the Latin motto of the British Order of the Bath, traditionally interpreted as referring to the union of England, Scotland, and Ireland or the Holy Trinity.
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B.
A Call for Unity
A Call for Unity is a 1963 public statement by eight white Alabama clergymen criticizing civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham and urging reliance on the courts, which prompted Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response.
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C.
Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
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D.
Unity of Good
Unity of Good is a theological work by Mary Baker Eddy that explores the nature of God, reality, and evil from the perspective of Christian Science.
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E.
"All for one and one for all"
"All for one and one for all" is a famous motto expressing unity and mutual loyalty, widely associated with Alexandre Dumas’ novel *The Three Musketeers*.
- 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: That they may all be one Target entity description: "That they may all be one" is an ecumenical Christian motto expressing the hope for unity among all believers, drawn from Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21.
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A.
Tria juncta in uno
Tria juncta in uno is the Latin motto of the British Order of the Bath, traditionally interpreted as referring to the union of England, Scotland, and Ireland or the Holy Trinity.
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B.
A Call for Unity
A Call for Unity is a 1963 public statement by eight white Alabama clergymen criticizing civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham and urging reliance on the courts, which prompted Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response.
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C.
Bread of Life
Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
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D.
Unity of Good
Unity of Good is a theological work by Mary Baker Eddy that explores the nature of God, reality, and evil from the perspective of Christian Science.
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E.
"All for one and one for all"
"All for one and one for all" is a famous motto expressing unity and mutual loyalty, widely associated with Alexandre Dumas’ novel *The Three Musketeers*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian motto
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ecumenical motto ⓘ religious slogan ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
overcoming divisions among Christians
ⓘ
promoting visible unity of the Church ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Ut unum sint ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| expressesConcept |
Christian unity
ⓘ
church unity ⓘ ecumenism ⓘ unity of believers ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christians
church leaders ⓘ ecumenical activists ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalReference | "that they may all be one" (John 17:21) ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalAssociation | one holy catholic and apostolic Church ⓘ |
| hasGenre | religious phrase ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
all
ⓘ
one ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLatinForm | Ut unum sint ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasScripturalAllusion | high priestly prayer of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasSourceText |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
John 17:21 ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
ecclesiology
ⓘ
unity of the Church ⓘ |
| inspiredLatinTitleOf | encyclical Ut unum sint ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Christian ecumenical discourse ⓘ |
| isQuotationOf |
Jesus Christ
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surface form:
Jesus
|
| refersTo |
prayer of Jesus for his disciples
ⓘ
unity of all who believe in Christ ⓘ |
| usedAs |
motto of Christian institutions
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motto of churches ⓘ motto of theological schools ⓘ theme of ecumenical conferences ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
ecumenical organizations ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Christian unity services
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ⓘ ecumenical movement ⓘ interchurch relations ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: That they may all be one Description of subject: "That they may all be one" is an ecumenical Christian motto expressing the hope for unity among all believers, drawn from Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21.
Referenced by (1)
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