World Conference of Friends
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The World Conference of Friends is a global gathering of Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) that brings together representatives from different yearly meetings and traditions to worship, consult, and strengthen their worldwide fellowship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World Conference of Friends canonical | 3 |
| World Conference of Friends of the Religious Society of Friends | 1 |
| Yearly Meetings in Africa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3140208 — 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: World Conference of Friends Context triple: [World Plenary Meeting, alsoKnownAs, World Conference of Friends]
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A.
Second World Conference of Friends
The Second World Conference of Friends was a major international gathering of Quakers that helped shape global cooperation and consultation among Friends in the 20th century.
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B.
First World Conference of Friends
The First World Conference of Friends was an international gathering of Quakers that brought together members of the Religious Society of Friends from around the world for worship, fellowship, and consultation on shared concerns.
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C.
Parliament of the World’s Religions
The Parliament of the World’s Religions is a global interfaith forum that brings together representatives of diverse religious and spiritual traditions to promote dialogue, understanding, and cooperation.
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D.
Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends
Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends are regional or national governing bodies of Quaker communities that gather annually to conduct business, worship, and discernment for their member meetings.
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E.
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is the central organization and annual gathering of Quakers in Britain, coordinating their worship, governance, and social witness.
- 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: World Conference of Friends Target entity description: The World Conference of Friends is a global gathering of Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) that brings together representatives from different yearly meetings and traditions to worship, consult, and strengthen their worldwide fellowship.
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A.
Second World Conference of Friends
The Second World Conference of Friends was a major international gathering of Quakers that helped shape global cooperation and consultation among Friends in the 20th century.
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B.
First World Conference of Friends
The First World Conference of Friends was an international gathering of Quakers that brought together members of the Religious Society of Friends from around the world for worship, fellowship, and consultation on shared concerns.
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C.
Parliament of the World’s Religions
The Parliament of the World’s Religions is a global interfaith forum that brings together representatives of diverse religious and spiritual traditions to promote dialogue, understanding, and cooperation.
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D.
Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends
Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends are regional or national governing bodies of Quaker communities that gather annually to conduct business, worship, and discernment for their member meetings.
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E.
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is the central organization and annual gathering of Quakers in Britain, coordinating their worship, governance, and social witness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker conference
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international Christian event ⓘ religious gathering ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
World Conference of Friends
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surface form:
World Conference of Friends of the Religious Society of Friends
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| bringsTogether |
Friends from different Quaker traditions
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Friends from different countries ⓘ Friends from different yearly meetings ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
meeting for worship
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plenary sessions ⓘ small group consultations ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| decisionMakingStyle | Quaker business method ⓘ |
| focus |
relationships between yearly meetings
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sharing experiences of Quaker faith and practice ⓘ worldwide Quaker community ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
consultative sessions
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corporate worship ⓘ discernment ⓘ fellowship ⓘ |
| hasAttendeeType |
delegates
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observers ⓘ youth participants ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse | English ⓘ |
| organisationalForm | representative gathering ⓘ |
| orientation | ecumenical within Quakerism ⓘ |
| participantGroup |
Friends
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Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Quakers
representatives of Quaker organizations ⓘ representatives of yearly meetings ⓘ |
| purpose |
consultation among Friends
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fostering unity among different Quaker traditions ⓘ strengthening worldwide Quaker fellowship ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Quakerism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| scope |
global
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worldwide ⓘ |
| shortName | World Conference of Friends self-link ⓘ |
| spiritualCharacter | Christ-centered gathering for Friends ⓘ |
| theme |
mutual understanding among Friends
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shared Quaker witness ⓘ worldwide Quaker unity ⓘ |
| valuePromoted |
intercultural understanding
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mutual support among Friends ⓘ peace and reconciliation ⓘ spiritual unity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Conference of Friends Description of subject: The World Conference of Friends is a global gathering of Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) that brings together representatives from different yearly meetings and traditions to worship, consult, and strengthen their worldwide fellowship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yearly Meetings in Africa
this entity surface form:
World Conference of Friends of the Religious Society of Friends