A Treatise of Discerning Spirits
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A Treatise of Discerning Spirits is a late medieval Christian mystical work, traditionally linked to the author of The Cloud of Unknowing, that offers guidance on distinguishing genuine spiritual experiences from deception or illusion.
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| A Treatise of Discerning Spirits canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17671278 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Treatise of Discerning Spirits Context triple: [The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author), wrote, A Treatise of Discerning Spirits]
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A.
Rules for Discernment of Spirits
Rules for Discernment of Spirits is a set of guidelines in Ignatian spirituality that helps individuals distinguish between influences that lead them toward or away from God in their interior life.
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B.
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits is a late 17th-century theological treatise addressing witchcraft and demonic influence, written in the context of the Salem witch trials.
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C.
A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits
A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits is a 17th-century publication compiling the occult diaries and spirit communications of Elizabethan magus John Dee, documenting his attempts to converse with angels through scryer Edward Kelley.
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D.
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils is a 1693 work by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and expounding contemporary beliefs about witchcraft and demonic activity in New England.
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E.
The Spiritualist
"The Spiritualist" is a 1948 film noir thriller about a fraudulent medium whose schemes entangle him with a wealthy widow and her troubled household.
- 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: A Treatise of Discerning Spirits Target entity description: A Treatise of Discerning Spirits is a late medieval Christian mystical work, traditionally linked to the author of The Cloud of Unknowing, that offers guidance on distinguishing genuine spiritual experiences from deception or illusion.
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A.
Rules for Discernment of Spirits
Rules for Discernment of Spirits is a set of guidelines in Ignatian spirituality that helps individuals distinguish between influences that lead them toward or away from God in their interior life.
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B.
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits is a late 17th-century theological treatise addressing witchcraft and demonic influence, written in the context of the Salem witch trials.
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C.
A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits
A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits is a 17th-century publication compiling the occult diaries and spirit communications of Elizabethan magus John Dee, documenting his attempts to converse with angels through scryer Edward Kelley.
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D.
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils
Wonders of the Invisible World: Observations as Well Historical as Theological, upon the Nature, the Number, and the Operations of the Devils is a 1693 work by Puritan minister Cotton Mather defending the Salem witch trials and expounding contemporary beliefs about witchcraft and demonic activity in New England.
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E.
The Spiritualist
"The Spiritualist" is a 1948 film noir thriller about a fraudulent medium whose schemes entangle him with a wealthy widow and her troubled household.
- F. None of above. chosen
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