Lankester Merrin
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Lankester Merrin is a fictional Catholic priest and exorcist best known as the central character in the Exorcist film series, particularly for confronting demonic possession.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lankester Merrin canonical | 2 |
| Father Lankester Merrin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14413124 — 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: Lankester Merrin Context triple: [Exorcist: The Beginning, mainCharacter, Lankester Merrin]
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A.
Charles Storrs
Charles Storrs was a benefactor and early supporter of the institution that became the University of Connecticut, for whom the town of Storrs is named.
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B.
Dr. Erasmus Craven
Dr. Erasmus Craven is a timid but good-hearted sorcerer, portrayed by Vincent Price, who becomes entangled in a magical rivalry in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
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C.
Alistair Smythe
Alistair Smythe is a Marvel Comics supervillain and scientific genius best known as an enemy of Spider-Man and the creator of the deadly Spider-Slayer robots.
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D.
L. Raven-Hill
L. Raven-Hill was a British illustrator and cartoonist known for his work in late 19th- and early 20th-century books and periodicals, including collaborations with authors like Rudyard Kipling.
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E.
Conrad Jarrett
Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
- 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: Lankester Merrin Target entity description: Lankester Merrin is a fictional Catholic priest and exorcist best known as the central character in the Exorcist film series, particularly for confronting demonic possession.
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A.
Charles Storrs
Charles Storrs was a benefactor and early supporter of the institution that became the University of Connecticut, for whom the town of Storrs is named.
-
B.
Dr. Erasmus Craven
Dr. Erasmus Craven is a timid but good-hearted sorcerer, portrayed by Vincent Price, who becomes entangled in a magical rivalry in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Raven."
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C.
Alistair Smythe
Alistair Smythe is a Marvel Comics supervillain and scientific genius best known as an enemy of Spider-Man and the creator of the deadly Spider-Slayer robots.
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D.
L. Raven-Hill
L. Raven-Hill was a British illustrator and cartoonist known for his work in late 19th- and early 20th-century books and periodicals, including collaborations with authors like Rudyard Kipling.
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E.
Conrad Jarrett
Conrad Jarrett is the troubled teenage protagonist of Judith Guest’s novel and the film "Ordinary People," struggling with survivor’s guilt, depression, and family dysfunction after his brother’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lankester Merrin