officialReligion

P645
predicate

Indicates that a particular religion is formally recognized and designated as the official or state religion of an entity (such as a country or region).

All labels observed (98)

Label Occurrences
officialReligion canonical 101
hasOfficialReligion 95
stateReligion 52

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: officialReligion
Generated description
Indicates that a particular religion is formally recognized and designated as the official or state religion of an entity (such as a country or region).

Sample triples (525)

Subject Object
Bishopric of Hürth Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Dacia Ripensis Christianity via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Sloboda Ukraine Eastern Orthodox Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
Constitution of Iraq Islam via predicate surface "definesReligionOfState"
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony Church of England via predicate surface "religionOfficialOrDominant"
Flemish Region none (secular) via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Kingdom of Makuria Christianity via predicate surface "stateReligion"
Nguyễn Du Ward none (secular state) via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
People's Socialist Republic of Albania none via predicate surface "stateReligion"
Italian states Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "hadOfficialReligion"
Pagan Kingdom Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
Perlis Indera Kayangan Islam
Kingdom of Asturias Nicene Christianity
Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum Roman state religion via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana catolicismo via predicate surface "reconoceReligiónOficial"
Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana religión católica apostólica romana via predicate surface "reconoceReligiónOficial"
Bishopric of Grevenbroich Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Federal Territory of Malaysia Islam
Kingdom of Portugal Catholic Church in Portugal via predicate surface "stateChurch"
Bahmani Sultanate Sunni Islam via predicate surface "religionOfState"
Diocese of Verona Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Diocese of Mondoñedo Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Baney Christianity
Objectives Resolution Islam via predicate surface "religionOfState"
Bishopric of Kamen Catholic Church worldwide via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
surface form: Catholic Church
Constitution of 1824 Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "religionDeclared"
Muscovite government Russian Orthodox Church via predicate surface "stateReligion"
Libya (parts) Sunni Islam via predicate surface "religionUnderRule"
Sultan of Terengganu Islam via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionInRealm"
Intendancy of Guadalajara Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Governor of Popayán Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "religionInOfficialCapacity"
La Pepa Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "religionDeclared"
Bishopric of Radevormwald Western Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
surface form: Latin Christianity
Nuevo Reino de León Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
Haitian Constitution of 1805 Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "recognizedReligion"
Constitution of Iceland Evangelical Lutheran Church via predicate surface "stateReligion"
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen Calvinism via predicate surface "courtReligion"
Bishopric of Iserlohn Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Mughal Subah of Delhi Sunni Islam via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
surface form: Sunni Islam (imperial court)
Bishopric of Menden Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Kingdom of Burma Theravada via predicate surface "stateReligion"
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
Bishopric of Fröndenberg Christianity
Armenian
surface form: Armenians
early 4th century via predicate surface "adoptedChristianityAsStateReligion"
Pannonia Valeria Roman paganism via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Stafford County, Colony of Virginia Church of England via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Duke of Styria Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Bishopric of Bergkamen Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Emirate of Abu Dhabi Islam
Bishopric of Wetter Christianity
First Spanish Republic predominantly Roman Catholic population via predicate surface "religionStatus"