Canon law
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Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T185721 — 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: Canon law Context triple: [Scots law, historicalInfluence, Canon law]
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A.
Vatican civil law
Vatican civil law is the internal legal system governing the secular and administrative affairs of Vatican City under the authority of the Holy See.
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B.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Latin Rite
The Latin Rite is the largest liturgical tradition within the Catholic Church, encompassing its Western worship practices, canon law, and cultural heritage.
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E.
Halakha
Halakha is the comprehensive body of traditional Jewish religious law and practice derived from the Torah, Talmud, and later rabbinic rulings.
- 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: Canon law Target entity description: Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.
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A.
Vatican civil law
Vatican civil law is the internal legal system governing the secular and administrative affairs of Vatican City under the authority of the Holy See.
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B.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Latin Rite
The Latin Rite is the largest liturgical tradition within the Catholic Church, encompassing its Western worship practices, canon law, and cultural heritage.
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E.
Halakha
Halakha is the comprehensive body of traditional Jewish religious law and practice derived from the Torah, Talmud, and later rabbinic rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of ecclesiastical laws
ⓘ
legal discipline ⓘ religious legal system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote salvation of souls
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protect doctrine ⓘ regulate internal life of the Church ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
some Protestant churches ⓘ |
| appliesWithin | church courts ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Roman law traditions
ⓘ
biblical law interpretations ⓘ early church disciplinary canons ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | canonistics ⓘ |
| governs |
church discipline
ⓘ
church governance structures ⓘ church organization ⓘ church property ⓘ conduct of clergy ⓘ conduct of laity ⓘ obligations of the faithful ⓘ rights of the faithful ⓘ sacramental practice ⓘ |
| hasMajorBranch |
canons of the Church of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican canon law
Eastern Catholic canon law ⓘ Canon law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Latin canon law
Orthodox canon law ⓘ |
| hasSource |
custom
ⓘ
diocesan legislation ⓘ ecclesiastical authority ⓘ ecumenical council canons ⓘ papal decrees ⓘ particular council canons ⓘ |
| includes |
administrative norms
ⓘ
law of religious institutes ⓘ marriage law ⓘ penal norms ⓘ procedural norms ⓘ sacramental norms ⓘ |
| influences | church-state relations ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
civil law
ⓘ
liturgical rubrics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| languageOfClassicalStudy | Latin ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
canon lawyers
ⓘ
church administrators ⓘ ecclesiastical judges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canon law Description of subject: Canon law is the body of laws and regulations developed by ecclesiastical authority, particularly in the Catholic Church, to govern church organization, doctrine, and the conduct of clergy and laity.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scots law
this entity surface form:
Code of Canon Law (baptism canons)
this entity surface form:
Code of Canon Law
this entity surface form:
Code of Canon Law
this entity surface form:
1983 Code of Canon Law
this entity surface form:
Code of Canon Law
this entity surface form:
canon law
this entity surface form:
Latin canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Roman Catholic canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
canon law
this entity surface form:
canon law
subject surface form:
Dei Providentis
this entity surface form:
Catholic canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Catholic canon law
subject surface form:
Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564)
this entity surface form:
Roman Catholic canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Canon law on institutes of consecrated life
this entity surface form:
Anglican canon law tradition
subject surface form:
Measures (Church of England)
this entity surface form:
Church of England law
this entity surface form:
Latin canon law
this entity surface form:
Latin canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon Law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
canon law
this entity surface form:
canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Catholic canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Catholic canon law
this entity surface form:
Catholic canon law
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Canon law of the Catholic Church
this entity surface form:
Roman canon law