Triple
T4432224
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite |
E95356
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author)
The Cloud of Unknowing is a 14th-century English mystical treatise that teaches contemplative, apophatic prayer through loving surrender to God beyond all intellectual understanding.
|
E440525
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author) | Statement: [Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, influenced, The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author) Context triple: [Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, influenced, The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author)]
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A.
The New Theologian
The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
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B.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
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C.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
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D.
Speculum Meditantis
Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
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E.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author) Triple: [Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, influenced, The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author)]
Generated description
The Cloud of Unknowing is a 14th-century English mystical treatise that teaches contemplative, apophatic prayer through loving surrender to God beyond all intellectual understanding.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author) Target entity description: The Cloud of Unknowing is a 14th-century English mystical treatise that teaches contemplative, apophatic prayer through loving surrender to God beyond all intellectual understanding.
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A.
The New Theologian
The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
-
B.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
-
C.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
-
D.
Speculum Meditantis
Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
-
E.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69b3453c2a0c8190926b574c90766db9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3556cd83881908547aa311c4f17fa |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b6137171148190b77a6f783d5cf315 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6177d1a588190991fddf506239d22 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b61b6bc1448190b30d444a821bb1a5 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:31 p.m.