Three Seals
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Three Seals is a central Manichaean ethical doctrine prescribing three categories of prohibitions—typically concerning speech, actions, and thoughts—to guide adherents toward spiritual purity and salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Three Seals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4180025 — 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: Three Seals Context triple: [Manichaeism, hasConcept, Three Seals]
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A.
Sea Lion High
Sea Lion High is a comedic, family-friendly sea lion and otter show at SeaWorld Orlando set in a high school-themed environment.
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B.
Seals
Seals is the nickname of the historic San Francisco Seals baseball team, a prominent minor league club that played in the Pacific Coast League.
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C.
Sea Lion Shores
Sea Lion Shores is a coastal-themed habitat at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium that showcases sea lions in a naturalistic setting with underwater viewing.
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D.
Great Seals
Great Seals are official emblems or devices used by sovereign states or authorities to authenticate important documents, legislation, and acts of state.
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E.
The Big Blue
The Big Blue is a 1988 French film by Luc Besson that follows the intense rivalry and friendship between two champion free divers against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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: Three Seals Target entity description: Three Seals is a central Manichaean ethical doctrine prescribing three categories of prohibitions—typically concerning speech, actions, and thoughts—to guide adherents toward spiritual purity and salvation.
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A.
Sea Lion High
Sea Lion High is a comedic, family-friendly sea lion and otter show at SeaWorld Orlando set in a high school-themed environment.
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B.
Seals
Seals is the nickname of the historic San Francisco Seals baseball team, a prominent minor league club that played in the Pacific Coast League.
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C.
Sea Lion Shores
Sea Lion Shores is a coastal-themed habitat at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium that showcases sea lions in a naturalistic setting with underwater viewing.
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D.
Great Seals
Great Seals are official emblems or devices used by sovereign states or authorities to authenticate important documents, legislation, and acts of state.
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E.
The Big Blue
The Big Blue is a 1988 French film by Luc Besson that follows the intense rivalry and friendship between two champion free divers against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manichaean ethical doctrine
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religious ethical code ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
salvation
ⓘ
spiritual purity ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Manichaean elect
ⓘ
Manichaean hearers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | religious prohibition system ⓘ |
| concerns |
actions
ⓘ
speech ⓘ thoughts ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | dualism of light and darkness ⓘ |
| ethicalFunction |
prescribe prohibitions
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regulate behavior ⓘ |
| ethicalScope |
mental conduct
ⓘ
physical conduct ⓘ verbal conduct ⓘ |
| functionInCommunity |
mark identity of the elect
ⓘ
structure daily conduct ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Seal of the Hands
ⓘ
Seal of the Heart ⓘ Seal of the Mouth ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist monastic discipline
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Zoroastrian ethical concepts ⓘ early Christian ascetic ethics ⓘ |
| languageVariants |
Coptic terminology
ⓘ
Middle Persian terminology ⓘ Syriac terminology ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
inner purity
ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ truthful speech ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Manichaean Ten Commandments
ⓘ
Manichaean asceticism ⓘ |
| religion | Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGoal | liberation of light from matter ⓘ |
| Seal of the Hands |
prohibits killing
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prohibits theft ⓘ prohibits violence ⓘ |
| Seal of the Heart |
prohibits hatred
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prohibits impure thoughts ⓘ prohibits lust ⓘ |
| Seal of the Mouth |
prohibits blasphemy
ⓘ
prohibits false speech ⓘ prohibits harmful words ⓘ |
| teleology | assist soul’s ascent ⓘ |
| textualAttestation |
Manichaean Coptic texts
ⓘ
Middle Persian Manichaean texts ⓘ |
| tradition |
Manichaeism
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surface form:
Manichaean Church
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Subject: Three Seals Description of subject: Three Seals is a central Manichaean ethical doctrine prescribing three categories of prohibitions—typically concerning speech, actions, and thoughts—to guide adherents toward spiritual purity and salvation.
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