Order of the Oriental Templars
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Order of the Oriental Templars is an English name for Ordo Templi Orientis, an occult fraternal organization closely associated with the teachings and religious philosophy of Aleister Crowley and Thelema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of the Oriental Templars canonical | 2 |
| Order of the Eastern Templars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336755 — 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: Order of the Oriental Templars Context triple: [Ordo Templi Orientis, translationOfName, Order of the Oriental Templars]
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A.
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest honorific order, awarded for exceptional military or civilian merit and acts of great bravery.
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B.
Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer is the highest order of merit of the modern Greek state, traditionally awarded for distinguished service to Greece.
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C.
Order of the White Falcon
The Order of the White Falcon is a historic chivalric order of merit from the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, traditionally awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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D.
Iron Council
Iron Council is a 2004 fantasy novel by China Miéville set in his Bas-Lag universe, blending revolutionary politics with weird, industrialized magic.
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E.
Order of the Baobab
The Order of the Baobab is a South African national honour awarded by the president to citizens for distinguished service and exceptional achievement in fields such as community service, business, and the economy.
- 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: Order of the Oriental Templars Target entity description: Order of the Oriental Templars is an English name for Ordo Templi Orientis, an occult fraternal organization closely associated with the teachings and religious philosophy of Aleister Crowley and Thelema.
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A.
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest honorific order, awarded for exceptional military or civilian merit and acts of great bravery.
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B.
Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer is the highest order of merit of the modern Greek state, traditionally awarded for distinguished service to Greece.
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C.
Order of the White Falcon
The Order of the White Falcon is a historic chivalric order of merit from the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, traditionally awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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D.
Iron Council
Iron Council is a 2004 fantasy novel by China Miéville set in his Bas-Lag universe, blending revolutionary politics with weird, industrialized magic.
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E.
Order of the Baobab
The Order of the Baobab is a South African national honour awarded by the president to citizens for distinguished service and exceptional achievement in fields such as community service, business, and the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
esoteric society
ⓘ
fraternal organization ⓘ initiatory order ⓘ occult organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
O.T.O.
ⓘ
linked to:
Ordo Templi Orientis
OTO ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aleister Crowley
ⓘ
Thelema ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Carl Kellner
ⓘ
Theodor Reuss ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
esoteric instruction
ⓘ
occult study ⓘ publication of occult literature ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
True Will
ⓘ
initiation ⓘ magick ⓘ spiritual advancement ⓘ |
| hasHeadTitle |
O.H.O.
ⓘ
Outer Head of the Order ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Liber AL vel Legis
ⓘ
The Book of the Law ⓘ The Book of the Law with Equinox of the Gods commentary ⓘ
linked to:
The Book of the Law
|
| hasLatinName | Ordo Templi Orientis ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
ⓘ
Love is the law, love under will ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Order of the Oriental Templars ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Aleister Crowley
ⓘ
Karl Germer ⓘ Theodor Reuss ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure |
degree-based hierarchy
ⓘ
hierarchical ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| hasReligionOrPhilosophy | Thelema ⓘ |
| hasRitual | Gnostic Mass ⓘ |
| hasRitualSystem |
degree system
ⓘ
initiatory degrees ⓘ |
| hasSubOrganization |
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
ⓘ
Gnostic Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
|
| hasSymbol |
O.T.O. dove and graal emblem
ⓘ
lamen of Ordo Templi Orientis ⓘ
linked to:
Ordo Templi Orientis
|
| hasTheologicalOrientation | Thelemic ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMembership |
degree-based membership
ⓘ
initiated members ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Freemasonry
ⓘ
linked to:
Freemasons
Gnosticism ⓘ Hermeticism ⓘ Rosicrucianism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of the Oriental Templars Description of subject: Order of the Oriental Templars is an English name for Ordo Templi Orientis, an occult fraternal organization closely associated with the teachings and religious philosophy of Aleister Crowley and Thelema.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Order of the Oriental Templars