Wycliffe Bible translation
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Wycliffe Bible translation is the pioneering 14th-century English rendering of the Bible associated with theologian John Wycliffe, which helped lay the groundwork for later English biblical translations and religious reform.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wycliffe Bible | 1 |
| Wycliffe Bible translation canonical | 1 |
| Wycliffe's Bible | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12962716 — 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: Wycliffe Bible translation Context triple: [John Wycliffe, knownFor, Wycliffe Bible translation]
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A.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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B.
Tyndale
Tyndale is a surname most famously associated with William Tyndale, the 16th-century English scholar and Bible translator whose work greatly influenced later English translations such as the King James Version.
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Zurich Bible
The Zurich Bible is a seminal 16th-century German translation of the Bible produced in Zurich under Huldrych Zwingli and his colleagues, which became a foundational text of the Swiss Reformation.
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D.
Cranmer Bible
The Cranmer Bible is the 1539 English translation of the Bible authorized under Henry VIII, notable as the first officially sanctioned English Bible for use in the Church of England.
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E.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
- 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: Wycliffe Bible translation Target entity description: Wycliffe Bible translation is the pioneering 14th-century English rendering of the Bible associated with theologian John Wycliffe, which helped lay the groundwork for later English biblical translations and religious reform.
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A.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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B.
Tyndale
Tyndale is a surname most famously associated with William Tyndale, the 16th-century English scholar and Bible translator whose work greatly influenced later English translations such as the King James Version.
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C.
Zurich Bible
The Zurich Bible is a seminal 16th-century German translation of the Bible produced in Zurich under Huldrych Zwingli and his colleagues, which became a foundational text of the Swiss Reformation.
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D.
Cranmer Bible
The Cranmer Bible is the 1539 English translation of the Bible authorized under Henry VIII, notable as the first officially sanctioned English Bible for use in the Church of England.
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E.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation
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Middle English text ⓘ medieval religious work ⓘ |
| approximateEndDate | c. 1390 ⓘ |
| approximateStartDate | c. 1380 ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine | emphasis on Scripture in the vernacular ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Wycliffe
ⓘ
Lollards ⓘ
linked to:
Lollardy
|
| basedOnLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 14th century ⓘ |
| circulationForm | manuscript ⓘ |
| compiledBy | followers of John Wycliffe ⓘ |
| controversialFor | challenging clerical control of Scripture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | milestone in English biblical and literary history ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late 14th century ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| genre |
biblical translation
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Testament
ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to development of written English prose
ⓘ
expanded lay access to Scripture in English ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Reformation thought
ⓘ
later English Bible translators ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInPeriod | subject to ecclesiastical condemnation ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | multiple surviving manuscript copies ⓘ |
| movementContext |
Wycliffite movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Lollardy
|
| notableFor |
being the first complete Bible translation into English
ⓘ
influencing later English Bible translations ⓘ pioneering vernacular Bible translation in England ⓘ role in English religious reform movements ⓘ |
| opposedBy | ecclesiastical authorities in England ⓘ |
| precedes |
Coverdale Bible
ⓘ
King James Version ⓘ Tyndale Bible ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to provide an English Bible for laypeople ⓘ |
| printingStatus | produced before the advent of printing in England ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | England ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| sourceText | Vulgate ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| theologicalOrientation | reformist ⓘ |
| translationMethod | relatively literal translation from Latin Vulgate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wycliffe Bible translation Description of subject: Wycliffe Bible translation is the pioneering 14th-century English rendering of the Bible associated with theologian John Wycliffe, which helped lay the groundwork for later English biblical translations and religious reform.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wycliffe Bible translation
linked to: Wycliffe Bible translation