Old Quaker meeting associations
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Old Quaker meeting associations are historical religious gatherings and organizational bodies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), often centered around traditional meeting houses used for worship and community decision-making.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Quaker meeting associations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1640552 — 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: Old Quaker meeting associations Context triple: [Ruscombe, hasBuilding, Old Quaker meeting associations]
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A.
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a body of Conservative Quakers centered in Ohio that maintains traditional Friends’ worship, discipline, and plain practices.
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B.
Quaker discipline and advices
Quaker discipline and advices are the traditional guidelines and spiritual counsel that shape the faith, practice, and community life of Friends, particularly among Conservative Quakers.
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C.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
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D.
Friends United Meeting
Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
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E.
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a Quaker yearly meeting of Conservative Friends centered in Iowa that emphasizes traditional Quaker worship, plainness, and adherence to historic Friends’ practices.
- 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: Old Quaker meeting associations Target entity description: Old Quaker meeting associations are historical religious gatherings and organizational bodies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), often centered around traditional meeting houses used for worship and community decision-making.
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A.
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a body of Conservative Quakers centered in Ohio that maintains traditional Friends’ worship, discipline, and plain practices.
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B.
Quaker discipline and advices
Quaker discipline and advices are the traditional guidelines and spiritual counsel that shape the faith, practice, and community life of Friends, particularly among Conservative Quakers.
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C.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
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D.
Friends United Meeting
Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
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E.
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a Quaker yearly meeting of Conservative Friends centered in Iowa that emphasizes traditional Quaker worship, plainness, and adherence to historic Friends’ practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker organizational structure
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religious organization type ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Quaker meeting houses
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business meetings ⓘ monthly meetings ⓘ quarterly meetings ⓘ silent worship ⓘ unprogrammed worship ⓘ yearly meetings ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
absence of ordained clergy
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equality of participants ⓘ lay leadership ⓘ simplicity in worship ⓘ use of meeting houses ⓘ |
| developedIn | England ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
communal discernment
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inner light ⓘ testimony of community ⓘ testimony of equality ⓘ testimony of integrity ⓘ testimony of peace ⓘ testimony of simplicity ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Quaker testimonies
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consensus decision-making ⓘ sense of the meeting ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
care for the poor and needy
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community decision-making ⓘ discipline and oversight of members ⓘ recording of births and deaths ⓘ recording of marriages ⓘ spiritual discernment ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century origins ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
preservation of Quaker records
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transmission of Quaker tradition across generations ⓘ |
| organizationalUnitOf |
local Quaker communities
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regional Quaker bodies ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordinating Quaker witness and service
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fostering mutual support among meetings ⓘ maintaining Quaker discipline ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Friends churches
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Friends meetings ⓘ Quaker yearly meetings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Quakerism
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Ireland
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North America ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ |
| usesBuildingType | Quaker meeting house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Quaker meeting associations Description of subject: Old Quaker meeting associations are historical religious gatherings and organizational bodies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), often centered around traditional meeting houses used for worship and community decision-making.
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