Master of the Good Name
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Master of the Good Name is the honorific title of Israel ben Eliezer, the 18th-century Jewish mystic and healer who founded Hasidic Judaism and is commonly known as the Baal Shem Tov.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Master of the Good Name canonical | 1 |
| Master of the Name | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6346519 — 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: Master of the Good Name Context triple: [Israel ben Eliezer, hasAlias, Master of the Good Name]
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A.
Master of the Horse
The Master of the Horse was a senior court official in the British royal household responsible for overseeing the monarch’s stables, horses, and related ceremonial transport.
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B.
The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta, later adapted into films, that romanticizes the life of French poet François Villon through a blend of lyrical music and swashbuckling drama.
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C.
The Knights of Prosperity
The Knights of Prosperity is a short-lived ABC television sitcom about a group of ordinary New Yorkers who form a hapless gang to rob celebrities.
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D.
The Three Just Men
The Three Just Men is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a trio of vigilantes who operate outside the law to punish wrongdoers.
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E.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- 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: Master of the Good Name Target entity description: Master of the Good Name is the honorific title of Israel ben Eliezer, the 18th-century Jewish mystic and healer who founded Hasidic Judaism and is commonly known as the Baal Shem Tov.
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A.
Master of the Horse
The Master of the Horse was a senior court official in the British royal household responsible for overseeing the monarch’s stables, horses, and related ceremonial transport.
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B.
The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta, later adapted into films, that romanticizes the life of French poet François Villon through a blend of lyrical music and swashbuckling drama.
-
C.
The Knights of Prosperity
The Knights of Prosperity is a short-lived ABC television sitcom about a group of ordinary New Yorkers who form a hapless gang to rob celebrities.
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D.
The Three Just Men
The Three Just Men is a crime novel by Edgar Wallace featuring a trio of vigilantes who operate outside the law to punish wrongdoers.
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E.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
18th-century Jewish mystic
ⓘ
Jewish healer ⓘ founder of Hasidic Judaism ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Hasidic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
|
| associatedReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ashkenazi Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| denotes |
mastery of the divine name
ⓘ
reputation for spiritual power ⓘ |
| equivalentTitle | Baal Shem Tov ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BST ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
Baal Shem Tov
ⓘ
Israel ben Eliezer ⓘ |
| honorificScope |
Hasidic leadership
ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaning | Baal Shem Tov ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the founder of Hasidic Judaism ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Baal Shem Tov
ⓘ
Israel ben Eliezer ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUsage | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleType |
mystical honorific
ⓘ
religious honorific ⓘ |
| usedFor | Israel ben Eliezer ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hasidic literature
ⓘ
Jewish religious discourse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Master of the Good Name Description of subject: Master of the Good Name is the honorific title of Israel ben Eliezer, the 18th-century Jewish mystic and healer who founded Hasidic Judaism and is commonly known as the Baal Shem Tov.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Master of the Good Name