Bondye
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Bondye is the supreme, transcendent creator god in Haitian Vodou, regarded as the distant but all-powerful source of the universe and all spiritual forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bondye canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692173 — 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: Bondye Context triple: [Haitian Vodou, majorDeityConcept, Bondye]
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A.
Billie
Billie is the given name of Billie Joe Armstrong, the American musician best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day.
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B.
Blousey Brown
Blousey Brown is a central character in the musical film "Bugsy Malone," portrayed as an aspiring singer and Bugsy's love interest.
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C.
Damita Jo
Damita Jo is Janet Jackson’s 2004 R&B and pop studio album known for its sensual themes and fusion of dance, soul, and hip-hop influences.
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D.
Belinda
Belinda is a lively, hot-tempered but good-hearted schoolgirl character from Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers series.
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E.
Belinda
Belinda is a central female character in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration comedy "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit and involvement in the play’s marital and social intrigues.
- 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: Bondye Target entity description: Bondye is the supreme, transcendent creator god in Haitian Vodou, regarded as the distant but all-powerful source of the universe and all spiritual forces.
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A.
Billie
Billie is the given name of Billie Joe Armstrong, the American musician best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day.
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B.
Blousey Brown
Blousey Brown is a central character in the musical film "Bugsy Malone," portrayed as an aspiring singer and Bugsy's love interest.
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C.
Damita Jo
Damita Jo is Janet Jackson’s 2004 R&B and pop studio album known for its sensual themes and fusion of dance, soul, and hip-hop influences.
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D.
Belinda
Belinda is a lively, hot-tempered but good-hearted schoolgirl character from Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers series.
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E.
Belinda
Belinda is a central female character in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration comedy "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit and involvement in the play’s marital and social intrigues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creator god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ supreme being ⓘ transcendent god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
lwa
ⓘ
mystères ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus |
origin of all lwa
ⓘ
ultimate source of life ⓘ |
| cosmologyRole |
created the world and then withdrew
ⓘ
maintains cosmic order ⓘ |
| culture |
Afro-Caribbean religions
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Haitian culture ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Christian God in Haitian popular religion ⓘ |
| etymology | from French expression “Bon Dieu” ⓘ |
| gender |
often conceived as genderless
ⓘ
sometimes referred to with masculine pronouns ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cosmic lawgiver
ⓘ
creator of the universe ⓘ source of all spiritual forces ⓘ supreme authority in Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| immanence | distant from human affairs ⓘ |
| influence | syncretized with Roman Catholicism in Haiti ⓘ |
| language | Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| liturgicalAssociation |
Haitian Vodou
ⓘ
surface form:
identified with “Dieu” in French-language Catholic practice in Haiti
|
| moralStatus |
benevolent
ⓘ
good ⓘ |
| power |
all-powerful
ⓘ
omnipotent ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ |
| relationshipToHumans | indirect relationship via spirits ⓘ |
| relationshipToSpirits | ultimate master of the lwa ⓘ |
| religion |
Haitian Vodou
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Vodou
Haitian Vodou ⓘ Louisiana Voodoo ⓘ |
| ritualMediation | humans interact with lwa rather than directly with Bondye ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
all natural forces
ⓘ
all spiritual realms ⓘ entire universe ⓘ |
| statusInPantheon |
above all lwa
ⓘ
highest deity in Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| transcendence | transcendent ⓘ |
| typeOfMonotheism | distant high god within a spirit-filled cosmos ⓘ |
| viewInVodou |
does not normally intervene in daily affairs
ⓘ
too great and remote for direct petition ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
approached through intermediary spirits
ⓘ
rarely approached directly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bondye Description of subject: Bondye is the supreme, transcendent creator god in Haitian Vodou, regarded as the distant but all-powerful source of the universe and all spiritual forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.