Mormonism
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Mormonism is a 19th-century American-born Christian restorationist religion founded by Joseph Smith, centered on the Book of Mormon and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Latter-day Saint movement | 2 |
| Mormonism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10738190 — 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: Mormonism Context triple: [Angels in America, subject, Mormonism]
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A.
Mormon
Mormon is a key prophet-historian in the Book of Mormon narrative, known for compiling and abridging the sacred records of his people and leading them during their final days.
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B.
Latter Day Saint
A Latter Day Saint is a member of the broader Restorationist Christian movement founded by Joseph Smith in the 19th century, characterized by belief in modern prophets, additional scripture such as the Book of Mormon, and a restored church organization.
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C.
Church of the Latter Day Saints
The Church of the Latter Day Saints was the early 19th-century religious organization founded by Joseph Smith that formed the original body of the Latter Day Saint movement before later schisms and name changes.
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D.
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
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E.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
- 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: Mormonism Target entity description: Mormonism is a 19th-century American-born Christian restorationist religion founded by Joseph Smith, centered on the Book of Mormon and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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A.
Mormon
Mormon is a key prophet-historian in the Book of Mormon narrative, known for compiling and abridging the sacred records of his people and leading them during their final days.
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B.
Latter Day Saint
A Latter Day Saint is a member of the broader Restorationist Christian movement founded by Joseph Smith in the 19th century, characterized by belief in modern prophets, additional scripture such as the Book of Mormon, and a restored church organization.
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C.
Church of the Latter Day Saints
The Church of the Latter Day Saints was the early 19th-century religious organization founded by Joseph Smith that formed the original body of the Latter Day Saint movement before later schisms and name changes.
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D.
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
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E.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian restorationist movement
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religious tradition ⓘ |
| afterlifeDoctrine |
Celestial Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telestial Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrestrial Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ degrees of glory ⓘ |
| alsoAssociatedWith |
Community of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
LDS movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latter Day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralChurchBody | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| christology | belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Savior ⓘ |
| claimsToRestore | original church of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| coreText |
Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Mormon NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctrine and Covenants NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl of Great Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
family life
ⓘ
genealogical research ⓘ missionary work ⓘ |
| eschatology |
belief in a future millennial reign of Christ
ⓘ
belief in a literal Second Coming of Christ ⓘ |
| familyDoctrine |
eternal families
ⓘ
sealing of spouses and children ⓘ |
| firstChurchOrganizedAs | Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDateApproximate | 1830 ⓘ |
| foundingEvent |
First Vision
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
translation of the Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| foundingPlace | Fayette, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| globalPresence | international religious movement ⓘ |
| laterNameDevelopment | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionaryOrganization | full-time missionary program ⓘ |
| moralCode | Word of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinance |
baptism by immersion
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confirmation ⓘ eternal marriage ⓘ sacrament ⓘ temple endowment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalUnit |
stake
ⓘ
ward ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInTown | Palmyra, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| priesthoodBelief | restored priesthood authority ⓘ |
| priesthoodOffice |
Aaronic Priesthood
NERFINISHED
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Melchizedek Priesthood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
alcohol consumption
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coffee consumption ⓘ tea consumption ⓘ tobacco use ⓘ |
| propheticLeadership | belief in modern prophets ⓘ |
| sabbathDay | Sunday ⓘ |
| sacredPlaceType |
meetinghouse
ⓘ
temple ⓘ |
| scriptureClaim | Book of Mormon is a record of ancient American prophets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureLanguage | English (original Book of Mormon publication) ⓘ |
| theologyType |
Christian primitivism
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restorationism ⓘ |
| viewOfGodhead | God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost as distinct beings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | lay clergy ⓘ |
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: Mormonism Description of subject: Mormonism is a 19th-century American-born Christian restorationist religion founded by Joseph Smith, centered on the Book of Mormon and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Latter-day Saint movement
this entity surface form:
Latter-day Saint movement