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
Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824 Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "definedStateReligion" NERFINISHED
Constitution of Brazil of 1891 none via predicate surface "stateReligion"
Tahta Islam via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionMajority" NERFINISHED
Danubian Bulgaria Tengrism NERFINISHED
Danubian Bulgaria Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
Diocese of Troyes Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Morrumbene District secular state
Diocese of Oslo former state church of Norway via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionContext"
department of Martinique
surface form: Martinique
none (secular state via France)
Maxima Sequanorum Christianity via predicate surface "religionOfficial" NERFINISHED
Diocese of Amiens Latin Catholic via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Diocese of Nîmes Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Nossa Senhora Aparecida none (secular state) via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Tineida Islam via predicate surface "officialReligionOfCountry" NERFINISHED
Archdiocese of La Serena part of the universal Catholic Church via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Uruguay (co‑patron, in some Catholic traditions)
surface form: Uruguay
secular state with religious freedom via predicate surface "nationalReligionStatus"
El Caney, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba secular state via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Diocese of Tivoli Catholic via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz Catholic Church in Portugal via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionContext" NERFINISHED
Kelantan Sultanate Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
Sulu Sultanate Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
Paillant none (secular state of Haiti) via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Omnia worship of the Great God Om
government of Maldives
surface form: Government of Maldives
Islam NERFINISHED
New Atlantis (island) Christianity via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion" NERFINISHED
former Khairpur State
surface form: Khairpur State
Islam via predicate surface "religionOfficial" NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
surface form: Kingdom of Sarawak
none via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Vaipoa Christianity (national majority) via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Archdiocese of Santo Domingo major Catholic jurisdiction in the Dominican Republic via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionContext"
First Hungarian Republic secular state via predicate surface "religionStatus"
Beylerbey of Algiers Sunni Islam via predicate surface "religionOfficial" NERFINISHED
大日本帝国 神道 via predicate surface "国教的地位を与えた宗教"
Kadiria Islam via predicate surface "officialReligionCountry" NERFINISHED
Concordat of 1953 Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "recognizedReligionAsOfficial"
co-principality of Andorra
surface form: Co-Principality of Andorra
none
Diocese of Imola Catholic via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Archdiocese of Przemyśl Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion" NERFINISHED
Beni Yadjis Islam via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion" NERFINISHED
Diocese of Görlitz Catholicism via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion"
Bögü Qaghan Manichaeism via predicate surface "madeStateReligion" NERFINISHED
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (post-2001, former)
surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Islam NERFINISHED
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (historical usage) Islam via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligion" NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sikkim Buddhism NERFINISHED
Republic of Benin government Vodun via predicate surface "officiallyRecognizedReligion" NERFINISHED
Marquis of Namur Roman Catholicism via predicate surface "religionOfficial"
Archdiocese of Sucre Catholic via predicate surface "hasOfficialReligionType"
Polish Constitution of 1921 freedom of conscience guaranteed via predicate surface "religionStatus"
Polish Constitution of 1921 none via predicate surface "stateReligion"
Gajapati Vaishnavism via predicate surface "courtReligion" NERFINISHED