DFMS
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DFMS is the commonly used acronym for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, the corporate and legal entity that carries out the mission work and administrative functions of The Episcopal Church in the United States and abroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DFMS canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8325843 — 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: DFMS Context triple: [Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, alsoKnownAs, DFMS]
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A.
DMS
DMS is the acronym for the Florida Department of Management Services, the state agency responsible for overseeing business, workforce, and support services for Florida’s government.
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B.
DCFEMS
DCFEMS is the primary fire protection and emergency medical services agency serving Washington, D.C.
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C.
FMS
FMS refers to the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program, through which the U.S. government sells defense articles, services, and training to foreign governments and international organizations.
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D.
FMS
FMS is the post-nominal abbreviation used by members of the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to education and youth work.
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E.
dFM
The Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland is a senior joint head of the Northern Ireland Executive who shares governmental leadership and many powers with the First Minister.
- 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: DFMS Target entity description: DFMS is the commonly used acronym for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, the corporate and legal entity that carries out the mission work and administrative functions of The Episcopal Church in the United States and abroad.
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A.
DMS
DMS is the acronym for the Florida Department of Management Services, the state agency responsible for overseeing business, workforce, and support services for Florida’s government.
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B.
DCFEMS
DCFEMS is the primary fire protection and emergency medical services agency serving Washington, D.C.
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C.
FMS
FMS refers to the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program, through which the U.S. government sells defense articles, services, and training to foreign governments and international organizations.
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D.
FMS
FMS is the post-nominal abbreviation used by members of the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to education and youth work.
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E.
dFM
The Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland is a senior joint head of the Northern Ireland Executive who shares governmental leadership and many powers with the First Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporate body
ⓘ
legal entity ⓘ missionary society ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DFMS ⓘ |
| activity |
administration of churchwide programs
ⓘ
evangelism ⓘ global partnerships ⓘ missionary work ⓘ social justice ministries ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
The Episcopal Church ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| alsoKnownAs | Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
| corporateBodyOf |
The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| establishedBy |
General Convention of The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
General Convention of the Episcopal Church
|
| fullName | Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society ⓘ |
| function |
administration
ⓘ
financial management for churchwide mission ⓘ mission coordination ⓘ support of dioceses and mission partners ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Executive Council of The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
|
| hasLegalName | Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
815 Second Avenue, New York, New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | churchwide ⓘ |
| legalEntityOf |
The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| legalStatus | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
foreign countries ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
to administer the corporate and legal affairs of The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
to carry out the mission work of The Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
worldwide ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| religiousDenomination |
Anglican
ⓘ
Episcopal ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
General Convention of The Episcopal Church
ⓘ
linked to:
General Convention of the Episcopal Church
|
| scope |
domestic mission
ⓘ
foreign mission ⓘ |
| sector | religious nonprofit ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | church agency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DFMS Description of subject: DFMS is the commonly used acronym for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, the corporate and legal entity that carries out the mission work and administrative functions of The Episcopal Church in the United States and abroad.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
DFMS