Liberal Friends
E10893
Liberal Friends are a progressive branch of Quakerism that emphasizes individual spiritual experience, social justice, and inclusive, non-creedal religious practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Liberal Friends canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T107180 — 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: Liberal Friends Context triple: [Religious Society of Friends, hasBranch, Liberal Friends]
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A.
The Citizens
The Citizens is the commonly used nickname for Manchester City Football Club, a prominent English Premier League team based in Manchester.
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B.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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C.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
- 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: Liberal Friends Target entity description: Liberal Friends are a progressive branch of Quakerism that emphasizes individual spiritual experience, social justice, and inclusive, non-creedal religious practice.
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A.
The Citizens
The Citizens is the commonly used nickname for Manchester City Football Club, a prominent English Premier League team based in Manchester.
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B.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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C.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of Quakerism
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religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Britain Yearly Meeting
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Yearly Meeting
Friends General Conference ⓘ New York Yearly Meeting ⓘ North Pacific Yearly Meeting ⓘ Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Yearly Meeting
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardDiversity |
welcome non-theist Friends
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welcome theological diversity ⓘ welcome universalist Friends ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Conservative Friends
ⓘ
Friends United Meeting ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelical Friends
|
| coreConcept |
Inner Light
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that of God in everyone ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess |
consensus-based
ⓘ
sense of the meeting ⓘ |
| emphasis |
inclusive religious practice
ⓘ
individual spiritual experience ⓘ non-creedal religious practice ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis |
community
ⓘ
equality ⓘ integrity ⓘ peace ⓘ simplicity ⓘ stewardship ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ |
| interfaithAttitude | open to insights from other religions ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
monthly meetings
ⓘ
yearly meetings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Religious Society of Friends
ⓘ
surface form:
Quakerism
|
| scriptureView | Bible as inspired but not infallible ⓘ |
| socialConcern |
LGBTQ+ inclusion
ⓘ
anti-war activism ⓘ civil rights ⓘ environmental justice ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
liberal Christian and post-Christian
ⓘ
progressive ⓘ |
| viewOnAuthority |
downplay external doctrinal authority
ⓘ
emphasize individual discernment ⓘ |
| viewOnCreeds | reject formal creeds ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | waiting worship ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
silent worship
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unprogrammed worship ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Liberal Friends Description of subject: Liberal Friends are a progressive branch of Quakerism that emphasizes individual spiritual experience, social justice, and inclusive, non-creedal religious practice.
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