University of Oxford coat of arms
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The University of Oxford coat of arms is the historic heraldic emblem of the University of Oxford, featuring an open book and three crowns and serving as a symbol of its scholarly authority and tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oxford University coat of arms | 1 |
| Oxford University crest | 1 |
| University of Oxford coat of arms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5425106 — 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: University of Oxford coat of arms Context triple: [Dominus illuminatio mea, appearsOn, University of Oxford coat of arms]
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coat of arms of All Souls College, Oxford
The coat of arms of All Souls College, Oxford is a heraldic shield featuring two cherubic figures known as “choughs” or “cherubs” and other traditional symbols reflecting the college’s religious and scholarly foundations.
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arms of St John’s College, Oxford
The arms of St John’s College, Oxford are the heraldic emblem of the college, featuring a quartered shield that combines the symbols of its founder Sir Thomas White and the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
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Royal Society coat of arms
The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
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Arms of Downing College, Cambridge
The Arms of Downing College, Cambridge are the heraldic shield and associated emblems that symbolize and identify Downing College within the University of Cambridge.
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Harvard University coat of arms
The Harvard University coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Harvard, featuring the iconic "Veritas" motto on a shield that symbolizes the institution’s commitment to truth and learning.
- 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: University of Oxford coat of arms Target entity description: The University of Oxford coat of arms is the historic heraldic emblem of the University of Oxford, featuring an open book and three crowns and serving as a symbol of its scholarly authority and tradition.
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A.
coat of arms of All Souls College, Oxford
The coat of arms of All Souls College, Oxford is a heraldic shield featuring two cherubic figures known as “choughs” or “cherubs” and other traditional symbols reflecting the college’s religious and scholarly foundations.
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B.
arms of St John’s College, Oxford
The arms of St John’s College, Oxford are the heraldic emblem of the college, featuring a quartered shield that combines the symbols of its founder Sir Thomas White and the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
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C.
Royal Society coat of arms
The Royal Society coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, symbolizing its authority, history, and commitment to scientific inquiry.
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D.
Arms of Downing College, Cambridge
The Arms of Downing College, Cambridge are the heraldic shield and associated emblems that symbolize and identify Downing College within the University of Cambridge.
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E.
Harvard University coat of arms
The Harvard University coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Harvard, featuring the iconic "Veritas" motto on a shield that symbolizes the institution’s commitment to truth and learning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
symbol of the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
collegiate university structure
ⓘ
medieval university tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Academic coats of arms
ⓘ
Heraldry of universities ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
open book
ⓘ
three crowns ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
arms of Oxford colleges
ⓘ
arms of the City of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldColor | azure ⓘ |
| governingBody | University of Oxford Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVariant | University of Oxford logo system ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Latin motto scroll
ⓘ
book with inscription ⓘ escutcheon ⓘ three open crowns ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic emblem ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Christian iconography
ⓘ
medieval heraldry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | University of Oxford central administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationUsed | Oxford, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Dominus illuminatio mea ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoSource | Psalm 27:1 ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | The Lord is my light ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | University of Oxford statutes ⓘ |
| represents | University of Oxford as a corporate body ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
academic tradition
ⓘ
authority to confer degrees ⓘ learning ⓘ religious heritage ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
| tinctureOfBook | argent ⓘ |
| tinctureOfCrowns | or ⓘ |
| usedBy | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
graduation ceremonies ⓘ matriculation ceremonies ⓘ university branding ⓘ |
| usedOn |
academic dress ornaments
ⓘ
degree certificates of the University of Oxford ⓘ official documents of the University of Oxford ⓘ official publications of the University of Oxford ⓘ university buildings signage ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Oxford coat of arms Description of subject: The University of Oxford coat of arms is the historic heraldic emblem of the University of Oxford, featuring an open book and three crowns and serving as a symbol of its scholarly authority and tradition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oxford University crest
this entity surface form:
Oxford University coat of arms