Dissenters
E452381
Dissenters were English Protestants who separated from or refused to conform to the doctrines and practices of the established Church of England, often facing legal and social penalties for their nonconformity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Dissenters | 19 |
| Dissenters canonical | 1 |
| English Dissenters and Nonconformity | 1 |
| Rational Dissenters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4557638 — 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.
Target entity: Dissenters Context triple: [Clarendon Code, opposedGroup, Dissenters]
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A.
Faith Militant
The Faith Militant is a militant religious order in the world of Westeros, serving as the armed enforcement arm of the Faith of the Seven.
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B.
Rabble
Rabble is one of the individual prints from Francisco Goya’s harrowing anti-war series *The Disasters of War*, depicting the chaos and brutality inflicted on ordinary people.
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C.
The Disbelievers
"The Disbelievers" is the English title of Surah Al-Kafirun, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the practices of non-believers.
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The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
Points of Rebellion
Points of Rebellion is a 1969 book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas that critiques social and political injustices in America and warns of rising civil unrest if reforms are not made.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dissenters Target entity description: Dissenters were English Protestants who separated from or refused to conform to the doctrines and practices of the established Church of England, often facing legal and social penalties for their nonconformity.
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A.
Faith Militant
The Faith Militant is a militant religious order in the world of Westeros, serving as the armed enforcement arm of the Faith of the Seven.
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B.
Rabble
Rabble is one of the individual prints from Francisco Goya’s harrowing anti-war series *The Disasters of War*, depicting the chaos and brutality inflicted on ordinary people.
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C.
The Disbelievers
"The Disbelievers" is the English title of Surah Al-Kafirun, a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that emphatically declares the separation between Islamic monotheistic worship and the practices of non-believers.
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D.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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E.
Points of Rebellion
Points of Rebellion is a 1969 book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas that critiques social and political injustices in America and warns of rising civil unrest if reforms are not made.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Protestants
ⓘ
religious group ⓘ |
| advocated |
congregational autonomy
ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
English Dissenters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nonconformists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chapels
ⓘ
meeting houses ⓘ |
| broaderConcept |
Protestant Nonconformity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious dissent ⓘ |
| continuedToFace | civil disabilities after 1689 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| criticized | state church system ⓘ |
| demanded |
freedom of conscience
ⓘ
freedom of worship ⓘ |
| excludedFrom |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxford University NERFINISHED ⓘ public office in England ⓘ |
| experienced |
periodic persecution
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social discrimination ⓘ |
| faced |
legal penalties
ⓘ
social penalties ⓘ |
| hadRightToWorshipRecognizedBy | Toleration Act 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| includedGroup |
Baptists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congregationalists ⓘ Independents ⓘ Presbyterians NERFINISHED ⓘ Puritans NERFINISHED ⓘ Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of English Nonconformist churches
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religious toleration in Britain ⓘ rise of evangelicalism in Britain ⓘ |
| languageUsedBy | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nonconformist ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
opposition to state control of the church
ⓘ
theological convictions ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine |
Book of Common Prayer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
episcopal church governance ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refusedToConformTo |
doctrines of the Church of England
ⓘ
practices of the Church of England ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| separatedFrom | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Act of Uniformity 1662
NERFINISHED
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Clarendon Code NERFINISHED ⓘ Test Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Dissenters Description of subject: Dissenters were English Protestants who separated from or refused to conform to the doctrines and practices of the established Church of England, often facing legal and social penalties for their nonconformity.
Referenced by (22)
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