Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T524798 — 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: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Context triple: [Liberal Friends, associatedOrganization, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting]
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A.
New York Yearly Meeting
New York Yearly Meeting is a regional body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the northeastern United States, known for its liberal, socially engaged, and inclusive approach to Quaker faith and practice.
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B.
North Pacific Yearly Meeting
North Pacific Yearly Meeting is a regional body of unprogrammed, liberal Quaker meetings in the northwestern United States.
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C.
Friends United Meeting
Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
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D.
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.
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E.
Second World Conference of Friends
The Second World Conference of Friends was a major international gathering of Quakers that helped shape global cooperation and consultation among Friends in the 20th century.
- 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: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Target entity description: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
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A.
New York Yearly Meeting
New York Yearly Meeting is a regional body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the northeastern United States, known for its liberal, socially engaged, and inclusive approach to Quaker faith and practice.
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B.
North Pacific Yearly Meeting
North Pacific Yearly Meeting is a regional body of unprogrammed, liberal Quaker meetings in the northwestern United States.
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C.
Friends United Meeting
Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
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D.
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.
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E.
Second World Conference of Friends
The Second World Conference of Friends was a major international gathering of Quakers that helped shape global cooperation and consultation among Friends in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker organization
ⓘ
Yearly Meeting ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | Friends General Conference ⓘ |
| basedIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionMakingProcess | sense of the meeting ⓘ |
| denomination |
Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Quakers
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Inner Light
ⓘ
community testimony ⓘ continuing revelation ⓘ equality testimony ⓘ integrity testimony ⓘ peace testimony ⓘ simplicity testimony ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community building among Friends
ⓘ
peace and social witness ⓘ religious education ⓘ spiritual nurture of Friends ⓘ |
| governanceModel | business meetings in the manner of Friends ⓘ |
| governs | monthly meetings ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
monthly meetings
ⓘ
preparative meetings ⓘ quarterly meetings ⓘ |
| holds | annual sessions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
|
| oversees | Quaker meetings in the Philadelphia region ⓘ |
| primaryConstituency | liberal Friends in the mid-Atlantic region ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Province of Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania ⓘ Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Maryland
|
| religiousClassification | Christian-origin religious body ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | liberal Quakerism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| sponsors |
peace and social concerns work
ⓘ
religious education programs ⓘ youth programs ⓘ |
| supports |
local Quaker meetings
ⓘ
monthly meetings in the liberal Friends tradition ⓘ |
| theology | liberal Quaker theology ⓘ |
| typeOfMembership | corporate membership through monthly meetings ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | unprogrammed worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Description of subject: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.