The Jealous God
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The Jealous God is a 1964 novel by British author John Braine that explores themes of Catholic guilt, desire, and moral conflict in a small Yorkshire town.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Das Gebot Gottes | 1 |
| The Jealous God canonical | 1 |
| The Jealous God (2005 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12867188 — 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: The Jealous God Context triple: [John Braine, notableWork, The Jealous God]
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A.
The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God is a 1972 adventure drama film set in 1920s Central America, starring Robert Mitchum as a gun-toting priest caught up in political and religious conflict.
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B.
Scourge of God
Scourge of God is a notorious epithet given to Attila the Hun, reflecting his fearsome reputation as a devastating conqueror of the late Roman Empire.
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C.
Prophets of Baal
The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
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D.
The Judgment of God
"The Judgment of God" is a narrative poem by William Morris that explores themes of chivalry, fate, and divine justice within a medieval romantic setting.
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E.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- 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: The Jealous God Target entity description: The Jealous God is a 1964 novel by British author John Braine that explores themes of Catholic guilt, desire, and moral conflict in a small Yorkshire town.
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A.
The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God is a 1972 adventure drama film set in 1920s Central America, starring Robert Mitchum as a gun-toting priest caught up in political and religious conflict.
-
B.
Scourge of God
Scourge of God is a notorious epithet given to Attila the Hun, reflecting his fearsome reputation as a devastating conqueror of the late Roman Empire.
-
C.
Prophets of Baal
The Prophets of Baal were pagan religious functionaries in the Hebrew Bible who promoted the worship of the Canaanite storm god Baal in opposition to the God of Israel.
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D.
The Judgment of God
"The Judgment of God" is a narrative poem by William Morris that explores themes of chivalry, fate, and divine justice within a medieval romantic setting.
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E.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Steven Woodcock ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | John Braine ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followsInCareerOfAuthor | Room at the Top ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic novel
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fiction ⓘ novel of manners ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Jealous God (2005 film)
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linked to:
The Jealous God
|
| hasMainCharacter | Vincent Dungarvan ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Angry Young Men ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | John Braine bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Eyre & Spottiswoode ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Yorkshire ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholic guilt
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desire ⓘ family expectations ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ religion ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Jealous God Description of subject: The Jealous God is a 1964 novel by British author John Braine that explores themes of Catholic guilt, desire, and moral conflict in a small Yorkshire town.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Emil Brunner’s The Divine Imperative
linked to: The Jealous God
linked to: The Jealous God