Cult of the Supreme Being
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The Cult of the Supreme Being was a deistic state religion established during the French Revolution that promoted virtue, civic morality, and belief in a non-Christian supreme deity as an alternative to both Catholicism and atheism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cult of the Supreme Being canonical | 2 |
| Festival of the Supreme Being | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913742 — 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.
Target entity: Cult of the Supreme Being Context triple: [Maximilien Robespierre, religiousBelief, Cult of the Supreme Being]
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A.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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B.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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C.
Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
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D.
Le Triomphe de 1810
Le Triomphe de 1810 is a prominent sculptural relief on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, commemorating Napoleon’s military victories and the glory of the French Empire.
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E.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cult of the Supreme Being Target entity description: The Cult of the Supreme Being was a deistic state religion established during the French Revolution that promoted virtue, civic morality, and belief in a non-Christian supreme deity as an alternative to both Catholicism and atheism.
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A.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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B.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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C.
Religion of Humanity
Religion of Humanity is a secular, positivist faith system devised by Auguste Comte that venerates humanity and human progress in place of a traditional deity.
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D.
Le Triomphe de 1810
Le Triomphe de 1810 is a prominent sculptural relief on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, commemorating Napoleon’s military victories and the glory of the French Empire.
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E.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deistic religion
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religious cult ⓘ state religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Committee of Public Safety
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Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| coreValue |
civic morality
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civic virtue ⓘ patriotism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1794
ⓘ
late 1794 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
promotion of natural religion
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rejection of clerical hierarchy ⓘ rejection of traditional Catholic dogma ⓘ |
| endCause |
Thermidorian Reaction
ⓘ
fall of Robespierre ⓘ |
| establishedBy | National Convention ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
divine punishment for vice
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divine reward for virtue ⓘ existence of a supreme deity ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
civic festivals
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patriotic ceremonies ⓘ public processions ⓘ |
| hasType |
civil religion
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state-sponsored deism ⓘ |
| ideologist | Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| inception |
1794
ⓘ
7 May 1794 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment deism
ⓘ
Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | decree of 7 May 1794 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | French First Republic ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
Cult of the Supreme Being
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Festival of the Supreme Being
|
| majorEventDate | 8 June 1794 ⓘ |
| majorEventOrganizer | Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| majorEventPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Cult of Reason
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ atheism ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
alternative to Catholic Church authority
ⓘ
moral foundation for the French Republic ⓘ unifying civic ideology ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | deism ⓘ |
| religiousText | none (no canonical scripture) ⓘ |
| replaces | Cult of Reason ⓘ |
| worshipOf |
God
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surface form:
Supreme Being
non-Christian monotheistic deity ⓘ |
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Subject: Cult of the Supreme Being Description of subject: The Cult of the Supreme Being was a deistic state religion established during the French Revolution that promoted virtue, civic morality, and belief in a non-Christian supreme deity as an alternative to both Catholicism and atheism.
Referenced by (4)
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