Religious Tract Society
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The Religious Tract Society was a prominent 19th-century British evangelical organization dedicated to producing and distributing Christian literature and moral tracts to a wide audience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ragged School Union | 1 |
| Religious Tract Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13896704 — 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: Religious Tract Society Context triple: [Cheap Repository Tracts, influenced, Religious Tract Society]
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A.
Metropolitan Tabernacle Colportage Association
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Colportage Association was a Christian literature distribution ministry associated with Charles Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle, focused on spreading evangelical books and tracts.
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B.
British and Foreign Bible Society
The British and Foreign Bible Society is a Christian missionary organization founded in the early 19th century to translate, publish, and distribute the Bible widely around the world.
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C.
United Society for Christian Literature
The United Society for Christian Literature is a Christian missionary and publishing organization dedicated to producing and distributing religious literature worldwide.
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D.
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York is a principal legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses, responsible for producing their religious literature and supporting their worldwide activities.
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E.
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the main legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to produce and distribute their religious literature and coordinate their worldwide activities.
- 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: Religious Tract Society Target entity description: The Religious Tract Society was a prominent 19th-century British evangelical organization dedicated to producing and distributing Christian literature and moral tracts to a wide audience.
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A.
Metropolitan Tabernacle Colportage Association
The Metropolitan Tabernacle Colportage Association was a Christian literature distribution ministry associated with Charles Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle, focused on spreading evangelical books and tracts.
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B.
British and Foreign Bible Society
The British and Foreign Bible Society is a Christian missionary organization founded in the early 19th century to translate, publish, and distribute the Bible widely around the world.
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C.
United Society for Christian Literature
The United Society for Christian Literature is a Christian missionary and publishing organization dedicated to producing and distributing religious literature worldwide.
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D.
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York is a principal legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses, responsible for producing their religious literature and supporting their worldwide activities.
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E.
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is the main legal and publishing corporation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to produce and distribute their religious literature and coordinate their worldwide activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lord Ashley (Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury)
linked to: Religious Tract Society