ecclesiasticalPolity

P6330
predicate

Indicates the form, structure, and governing system by which a religious or church organization is administered and its authority is distributed.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
ecclesiasticalPolity canonical 20
episcopalPolity 12
parishSystem 12

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: ecclesiasticalPolity
Generated description
Indicates the form, structure, and governing system by which a religious or church organization is administered and its authority is distributed.

Sample triples (79)

Subject Object
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Baltimore) Episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ
Church of Crete yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ
Anglican Church in Brazil (GAFCON-aligned) episcopal polity ⓘ
Archdiocese of Wrocław episcopal polity via predicate surface "churchGovernance" ⓘ
Church of Ireland Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ
General Assembly
surface form: General Assembly (Presbyterian Church in America)
Presbyterian polity ⓘ
Evenes parish Church of Norway parish system via predicate surface "parishSystem" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Church of England parish of Howden Church of England parish system via predicate surface "parishSystem" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Aglipayan Church episcopal polity ⓘ
Old Side–New Side controversy power of presbyteries and synods via predicate surface "ecclesiasticalIssue" ⓘ
Old Side–New Side controversy acceptance of itinerant preachers via predicate surface "ecclesiasticalIssue" ⓘ
parish of St Mary the Virgin, Chilton parochial system of the Church of England via predicate surface "parishSystem" ⓘ
Parish of March parochial system of the Church of England via predicate surface "parishSystem" ⓘ
VELKD episcopal polity ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina Synodal ⓘ
Bernese Reformed church
surface form: Bernese Reformed Church
synod via predicate surface "churchGovernanceBody" ⓘ
Bernese Reformed church
surface form: Bernese Reformed Church
church council at parish level via predicate surface "churchGovernanceBody" ⓘ
Flå parish Church of Norway parish system via predicate surface "parishSystem" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Methodist community of Nevis connectionalism via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ
Denver parish Anglican parish system via predicate surface "parishSystem" ⓘ
Church of Ireland parish of Drumcliff Church of Ireland parish system via predicate surface "parishSystem" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ congregational ⓘ
St Mark's Church, Aberdeen Presbyterian polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of South West Virginia yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ
Old School–New School Presbyterian controversies authority of the General Assembly via predicate surface "ecclesiasticalIssue" ⓘ
Old School–New School Presbyterian controversies relationship to voluntary missionary societies via predicate surface "ecclesiasticalIssue" ⓘ
Old School–New School Presbyterian controversies control of home and foreign missions via predicate surface "ecclesiasticalIssue" ⓘ
Luther’s 1520 reforming writings denial of ontological superiority of clergy over laity via predicate surface "ecclesiologicalPosition" ⓘ
Luther’s 1520 reforming writings emphasis on local congregation and preaching via predicate surface "ecclesiologicalPosition" ⓘ