the Whore of Babylon
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The Whore of Babylon is a symbolic female figure in the Book of Revelation often interpreted as representing a corrupt, idolatrous city or system opposed to God and destined for divine judgment.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babylon the Great | 2 |
| The Whore of Babylon | 2 |
| MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH | 1 |
| the Whore of Babylon canonical | 1 |
| the great prostitute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157674 — 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: the Whore of Babylon Context triple: [Book of Revelation, containsVisionOf, the Whore of Babylon]
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A.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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B.
Madame X
Madame X is a famous 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its provocative depiction of Parisian socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and the scandal it caused at the Paris Salon.
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C.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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D.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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E.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
- 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: the Whore of Babylon Target entity description: The Whore of Babylon is a symbolic female figure in the Book of Revelation often interpreted as representing a corrupt, idolatrous city or system opposed to God and destined for divine judgment.
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A.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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B.
Madame X
Madame X is a famous 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its provocative depiction of Parisian socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and the scandal it caused at the Paris Salon.
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C.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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D.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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E.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocalyptic symbol
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biblical figure ⓘ female personification ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| adornedWith |
gold
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pearls ⓘ precious stones ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the Whore of Babylon
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surface form:
Babylon the Great
the great harlot ⓘ the Whore of Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
the great prostitute
|
| appearsIn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
the Whore of Babylon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylon the Great
kings of the earth ⓘ merchants of the earth ⓘ seven heads ⓘ ten horns ⓘ |
| called |
mother of abominations of the earth
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mother of prostitutes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New Jerusalem ⓘ |
| cupFilledWith |
abominations
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impurities of her sexual immorality ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 17
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 18
|
| destinedFor |
destruction
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ |
| drunkWith |
blood of the martyrs of Jesus
ⓘ
blood of the saints ⓘ |
| foreheadInscription |
the Whore of Babylon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| holds | golden cup ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
Jerusalem
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Rome ⓘ corrupt religious system ⓘ end‑time world system ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ
surface form:
pagan Rome
|
| literaryGenre | apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Lamb of God ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| rides |
scarlet beast
ⓘ
seven‑headed beast ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
apostate religion
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corrupt city ⓘ economic exploitation ⓘ idolatry ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ opposition to God ⓘ persecuting power ⓘ political power opposed to God ⓘ worldly empire ⓘ |
| wears |
purple
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scarlet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Whore of Babylon Description of subject: The Whore of Babylon is a symbolic female figure in the Book of Revelation often interpreted as representing a corrupt, idolatrous city or system opposed to God and destined for divine judgment.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Whore of Babylon
this entity surface form:
Babylon the Great
subject surface form:
Whore of Babylon
this entity surface form:
Babylon the Great
subject surface form:
Whore of Babylon
this entity surface form:
the great prostitute
subject surface form:
Whore of Babylon
this entity surface form:
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH
this entity surface form:
The Whore of Babylon
this entity surface form:
The Whore of Babylon