Penance
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Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacrament of Penance | 4 |
| Penance canonical | 2 |
| De paenitentia | 1 |
| Path of Penitence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373842 — 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: Penance Context triple: [Latin Rite, hasSacrament, Penance]
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
Mercy
"Mercy" is a 2012 hip hop single by the GOOD Music collective featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz, known for its distinctive beat and collaborative verses.
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C.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
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D.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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E.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
- 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: Penance Target entity description: Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
-
B.
Mercy
"Mercy" is a 2012 hip hop single by the GOOD Music collective featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz, known for its distinctive beat and collaborative verses.
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C.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
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D.
Revenge
Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.
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E.
Revenge
Revenge is an American television drama series centered on a young woman who infiltrates an affluent Hamptons community to exact vengeance on those who destroyed her family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sacrament of healing
ⓘ
Sacrament of the Catholic Church ⓘ sacrament ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
bishop
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| category |
Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
Catholic sacramental theology ⓘ Christian repentance ⓘ |
| confessionType |
communal celebration with individual confession
ⓘ
general absolution (extraordinary circumstances) ⓘ individual confession ⓘ |
| contritionType |
imperfect contrition
ⓘ
perfect contrition ⓘ |
| effect |
forgiveness of mortal sins
ⓘ
forgiveness of venial sins ⓘ increase of spiritual strength ⓘ partial remission of temporal punishment due to sin ⓘ peace and serenity of conscience ⓘ reconciliation with God ⓘ reconciliation with the Church ⓘ remission of eternal punishment due to sin ⓘ |
| frequencyRecommended | regular confession ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Confession
ⓘ
Reconciliation ⓘ Sacrament of Conversion ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of Confession
Sacrament of Conversion ⓘ Sacrament of Conversion ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of Forgiveness
Penance ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of Penance
Sacrament of Conversion ⓘ
surface form:
Sacrament of Reconciliation
|
| hasElement |
absolution
ⓘ
confession ⓘ contrition ⓘ penance (satisfaction) ⓘ |
| hasMoralTheologyConcept | seal of confession ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
conversion of heart
ⓘ
forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism ⓘ reconciliation with God ⓘ reconciliation with the Church ⓘ repair of the harm caused by sin ⓘ restoration of sanctifying grace ⓘ spiritual healing ⓘ |
| hasScripturalBasisIn |
James 5:16
ⓘ
John 20:22–23 ⓘ Matthew 16:19 ⓘ Matthew 18:18 ⓘ |
| isOrdinarilyCelebratedIn |
confessional
ⓘ
reconciliation room ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook | Rite of Penance ⓘ |
| mayIncludeConfessionOf | venial sins ⓘ |
| penitentRole |
accepts penance
ⓘ
confesses sins ⓘ expresses contrition ⓘ performs satisfaction ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| priestRole |
assigns penance
ⓘ
gives counsel ⓘ hears confession ⓘ pronounces absolution ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
Council of Trent ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Code of Canon Law (1983)
ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Canon Law
|
| relatedTo |
Baptism
ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
indulgences ⓘ |
| requires |
absolution by a priest
ⓘ
confession of sins ⓘ contrition ⓘ satisfaction ⓘ |
| requiresConfessionOf | all mortal sins remembered after diligent examination ⓘ |
| requiresIntention |
firm purpose of amendment
ⓘ
willingness to perform assigned penance ⓘ |
| requiresMinister |
validly ordained bishop
ⓘ
validly ordained priest ⓘ |
| sealOfConfession | absolute confidentiality of sins revealed ⓘ |
| theologyTradition | Catholic theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penance Description of subject: Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De paenitentia
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Penance
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Penance
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Penance
this entity surface form:
Sacrament of Penance
this entity surface form:
Path of Penitence