Manifestation of God
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A Manifestation of God, in Bahá'í belief, is a divine educator who perfectly reflects God's attributes and reveals His will to humanity in each religious age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manifestation of God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9159398 — 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: Manifestation of God Context triple: [Bahá'u'lláh, claimedStation, Manifestation of God]
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A.
Divine Presence
Divine Presence refers to the manifest, immanent aspect of God experienced within the world and in the lives of individuals, often understood in Jewish mysticism as the indwelling of the divine.
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B.
Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation is the way in which God communicates divine truth and his saving will to humanity, culminating in the person and mission of Jesus Christ and transmitted through Scripture and Tradition.
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C.
God Manifest
God Manifest is the divine-sounding royal epithet used by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes to proclaim himself as a visible manifestation of a god.
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D.
Likeness to God
"Likeness to God" is a seminal theological sermon by William Ellery Channing that articulates a liberal Christian view of human nature as capable of moral and spiritual resemblance to the divine.
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E.
the God-man
The God-man is a central Kierkegaardian concept describing the paradoxical union of full divinity and full humanity in the person of Christ, through whom the eternal enters time to relate to individuals.
- 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: Manifestation of God Target entity description: A Manifestation of God, in Bahá'í belief, is a divine educator who perfectly reflects God's attributes and reveals His will to humanity in each religious age.
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A.
Divine Presence
Divine Presence refers to the manifest, immanent aspect of God experienced within the world and in the lives of individuals, often understood in Jewish mysticism as the indwelling of the divine.
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B.
Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation is the way in which God communicates divine truth and his saving will to humanity, culminating in the person and mission of Jesus Christ and transmitted through Scripture and Tradition.
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C.
God Manifest
God Manifest is the divine-sounding royal epithet used by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes to proclaim himself as a visible manifestation of a god.
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D.
Likeness to God
"Likeness to God" is a seminal theological sermon by William Ellery Channing that articulates a liberal Christian view of human nature as capable of moral and spiritual resemblance to the divine.
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E.
the God-man
The God-man is a central Kierkegaardian concept describing the paradoxical union of full divinity and full humanity in the person of Christ, through whom the eternal enters time to relate to individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá'í religious concept
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theological concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
each religious age
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progressive sequence throughout history ⓘ |
| describedAs |
divine educator
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perfect reflection of God's attributes ⓘ revealer of God's will ⓘ |
| doctrineAssociatedWith | progressive revelation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bringer of revelation
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establisher of divine law for an age ⓘ founder of a religious dispensation ⓘ moral and spiritual educator of humanity ⓘ unifier of humanity ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
complete obedience to God's will
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pre-existent spiritual reality in relation to humanity ⓘ sinlessness in Bahá'í belief ⓘ |
| includesExamplesSuchAs |
Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Baháʼu'lláh NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoroaster NERFINISHED ⓘ the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
ordinary prophets
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philosophers ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStatusInBahaiBelief |
intermediary between God and creation
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neither fully God nor merely human ⓘ |
| possesses |
infallibility in revealing God's will
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perfect knowledge of God's purpose for humanity ⓘ unique spiritual authority ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advance civilization
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to guide humanity toward spiritual maturity ⓘ to renew religion ⓘ |
| relationToGod |
not incarnation of God's essence
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perfect mirror of the divine names and attributes ⓘ |
| relationToHumanity | supreme teacher of humanity GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Bahá'í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveals |
divine law
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ethical teachings ⓘ holy scriptures ⓘ |
| roleInBahaiTheology | central ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
writings of Baháʼu'lláh
NERFINISHED
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writings of Shoghi Effendi NERFINISHED ⓘ writings of ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| teaches |
eternal spiritual truths
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social laws suited to the time and place ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manifestation of God Description of subject: A Manifestation of God, in Bahá'í belief, is a divine educator who perfectly reflects God's attributes and reveals His will to humanity in each religious age.
Referenced by (1)
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