Postilla
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Postilla is a collection of Czech sermons by the reformer Jan Hus that played a key role in the early Bohemian Reformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Postilla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6596814 — 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: Postilla Context triple: [Jan Hus, notableWork, Postilla]
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A.
Postira
Postira is a coastal village and tourist resort on the northern shore of the Croatian island of Brač, known for its beaches, fishing tradition, and historic stone architecture.
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B.
Messaggera
Messaggera is the Messenger in Claudio Monteverdi’s opera "L'Orfeo," a pivotal figure who delivers the tragic news of Eurydice’s death and propels the drama into its central descent to the underworld.
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C.
Post
Post is Björk’s critically acclaimed 1995 studio album that blends electronic, trip hop, and experimental pop elements into one of her most influential works.
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D.
Post
Post is the surname of Wiley Post, the pioneering American aviator known for his record-setting solo flights around the world and contributions to high-altitude aviation.
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E.
Zettel
Zettel is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s notes and remarks on philosophy, edited and arranged by Elizabeth Anscombe.
- 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: Postilla Target entity description: Postilla is a collection of Czech sermons by the reformer Jan Hus that played a key role in the early Bohemian Reformation.
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A.
Postira
Postira is a coastal village and tourist resort on the northern shore of the Croatian island of Brač, known for its beaches, fishing tradition, and historic stone architecture.
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B.
Messaggera
Messaggera is the Messenger in Claudio Monteverdi’s opera "L'Orfeo," a pivotal figure who delivers the tragic news of Eurydice’s death and propels the drama into its central descent to the underworld.
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C.
Post
Post is Björk’s critically acclaimed 1995 studio album that blends electronic, trip hop, and experimental pop elements into one of her most influential works.
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D.
Post
Post is the surname of Wiley Post, the pioneering American aviator known for his record-setting solo flights around the world and contributions to high-altitude aviation.
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E.
Zettel
Zettel is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s notes and remarks on philosophy, edited and arranged by Elizabeth Anscombe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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collection of sermons ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Prague ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Jan Hus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles University in Prague
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Czech reform movement ⓘ |
| author | Jan Hus ⓘ |
| contains |
biblical commentary
ⓘ
moral exhortations ⓘ sermons on the liturgical year ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important monument of early Czech prose ⓘ |
| denomination |
pre-Reformation Hussite movement
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linked to:
Hussite movement
|
| doctrineEmphasized |
authority of Scripture
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instruction of lay believers in their own language ⓘ moral reform of clergy ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic religious prose
ⓘ
homiletic literature ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | non-canonical Christian text ⓘ |
| hasRole | key text of the early Bohemian Reformation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Reformation religious reform in Bohemia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
late Middle Ages
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linked to:
Late Middle Ages
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| influenced |
Hussite preaching
ⓘ
development of Czech religious language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biblical humanism of Jan Hus
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medieval scholastic theology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Czech clergy
ⓘ
Czech laypeople ⓘ |
| language | Czech ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bible exegesis
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Christian theology ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| movement |
Bohemian Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Hussite movement
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| placeInTradition | precursor to Protestant Reformation writings ⓘ |
| purpose |
to explain Scripture to common people
ⓘ
to provide vernacular sermons ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | critique of abuses in the medieval Church ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | reformist Catholicism of Jan Hus ⓘ |
| usedFor | preaching in the vernacular ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hussite religious practice ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Czech reformer Jan Hus
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linked to:
Jan Hus
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Postilla Description of subject: Postilla is a collection of Czech sermons by the reformer Jan Hus that played a key role in the early Bohemian Reformation.
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