Ascension
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Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascension canonical | 13 |
| The Ascension | 3 |
| Ascension (where Ascension is observed on the following Thursday) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34979 — 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: Ascension Context triple: [Jesus Christ, feast, Ascension]
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A.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
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C.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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D.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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E.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
- 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: Ascension Target entity description: Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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A.
Heavenly Gondola
Heavenly Gondola is a scenic aerial tramway at Heavenly Mountain Resort that transports visitors between South Lake Tahoe and the resort’s mountain slopes, offering panoramic views of the lake and surrounding Sierra Nevada.
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B.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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C.
The Crossroads of the World
The Crossroads of the World is a famous nickname for New York City's Times Square, a major commercial and entertainment hub renowned for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and bustling pedestrian traffic.
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D.
Per Ardua ad Astra
Per Ardua ad Astra is the Latin motto of the Royal Air Force, traditionally translated as “Through adversity to the stars,” expressing courage and aspiration in the face of hardship.
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E.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian feast
ⓘ
holy day of obligation ⓘ liturgical solemnity ⓘ |
| alsoObservedOn | the following Sunday in some regions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Commission
ⓘ
promise of the Holy Spirit ⓘ |
| basisInScripture |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ |
| calendarType | moveable feast ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Thursday, 40 days after Easter ⓘ |
| celebrationType | fixed interval after Easter ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Mass or Divine Liturgy
ⓘ
processions in some traditions ⓘ special hymns and prayers ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven
ⓘ
Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form:
the Ascension of Jesus
|
| followsEvent |
resurrection of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Ascension Day
ⓘ
Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Ascension
Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Thursday of the Ascension
|
| hasLiturgicalRank |
Great Feast in Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Feast in the Byzantine Rite
solemnity in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| language | English term for the feast of Jesus’ ascent into heaven ⓘ |
| linkedDoctrine |
Christology
ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| mentionedInCreed |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Methodist churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
many Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastertide
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter season
|
| precedesEvent | Pentecost ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn | some predominantly Christian countries ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
completion of the Paschal mystery
ⓘ
entry of Christ’s humanity into heavenly glory ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christ’s enthronement at the right hand of the Father
ⓘ
anticipation of Christ’s return ⓘ exaltation of Christ ⓘ transition from earthly ministry to heavenly reign ⓘ |
| timeAfterEvent | 40 days after the Resurrection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ascension Description of subject: Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Ascension
this entity surface form:
The Ascension
this entity surface form:
The Ascension
this entity surface form:
Ascension (where Ascension is observed on the following Thursday)