Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
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Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is the Gnostic Catholic Church associated with Aleister Crowley’s Thelemic tradition, serving as the liturgical and sacramental body of Ordo Templi Orientis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336795 — 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: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Context triple: [Ordo Templi Orientis, hasEcclesiasticalArm, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica]
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New Church
New Church is a historic Protestant church in Middelburg, Netherlands, known for its notable architecture and cultural significance.
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New Church
New Church is a historic Protestant church in The Hague, Netherlands, known for its 17th-century architecture and role in Dutch religious and civic life.
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New Church
The New Church is a historic Gothic-style Protestant church in Delft, Netherlands, renowned for its tall tower and as the traditional burial place of the Dutch royal family.
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Gnostikos
Gnostikos is a spiritual treatise by the early Christian monk Evagrius Ponticus that offers guidance for advanced contemplatives on knowledge of God and the inner life.
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Ecclesia
Ecclesia was the principal popular assembly of citizens in Classical Athens that exercised direct democratic control over laws, foreign policy, and major state decisions.
- 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: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Target entity description: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is the Gnostic Catholic Church associated with Aleister Crowley’s Thelemic tradition, serving as the liturgical and sacramental body of Ordo Templi Orientis.
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A.
New Church
New Church is a historic Protestant church in Middelburg, Netherlands, known for its notable architecture and cultural significance.
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B.
New Church
New Church is a historic Protestant church in The Hague, Netherlands, known for its 17th-century architecture and role in Dutch religious and civic life.
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C.
New Church
The New Church is a historic Gothic-style Protestant church in Delft, Netherlands, renowned for its tall tower and as the traditional burial place of the Dutch royal family.
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D.
Gnostikos
Gnostikos is a spiritual treatise by the early Christian monk Evagrius Ponticus that offers guidance for advanced contemplatives on knowledge of God and the inner life.
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E.
Ecclesia
Ecclesia was the principal popular assembly of citizens in Classical Athens that exercised direct democratic control over laws, foreign policy, and major state decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gnostic church
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Thelemic religious organization ⓘ liturgical body ⓘ sacramental body ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aleister Crowley
NERFINISHED
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Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDeities |
Hadit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuit NERFINISHED ⓘ Ra-Hoor-Khuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyRoles |
Bishop
ⓘ
Deacon ⓘ Priest ⓘ Priestess ⓘ |
| coreTheology |
Gnostic Christianity (Thelemic interpretation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesMembershipThrough | participation in sacraments ⓘ |
| foundationalRitualAuthor | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalOfPractice |
initiation into Thelemic mysteries
ⓘ
spiritual realization through Thelema ⓘ |
| historicalRoots | early 20th century Thelemic movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gnosticism
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Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ esoteric Christianity ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
administration of sacraments
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celebration of the Gnostic Mass ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Gnostic Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | clergy and laity ⓘ |
| orientation |
esoteric
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mystical ⓘ occult ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ordo Templi Orientis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRite | Gnostic Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryText | Liber XV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationToOTO | official ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualSpace | Gnostic Mass temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleWithinOTO |
liturgical arm
ⓘ
sacramental arm ⓘ |
| sacramentalFocus |
Eucharistic ritual
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ |
| shortName |
E.G.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScripture |
Liber XV
NERFINISHED
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The Book of the Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Thelemic cross
NERFINISHED
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unicursal hexagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
ceremonial ritual
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sacramental worship ⓘ |
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Subject: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica Description of subject: Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica is the Gnostic Catholic Church associated with Aleister Crowley’s Thelemic tradition, serving as the liturgical and sacramental body of Ordo Templi Orientis.
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