Les Prophéties
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Les Prophéties is a 16th-century collection of cryptic, verse-based predictions that has made Nostradamus famous for alleged prophecies about future world events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Prophéties canonical | 2 |
| Les Prophéties accomplies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8997018 — 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: Les Prophéties Context triple: [Nostradamus, notableWork, Les Prophéties]
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A.
Prophecy
Prophecy is an abstract expressionist painting by American artist Lee Krasner, reflecting her dynamic, gestural style and psychological intensity.
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B.
The Art of Prophesying
The Art of Prophesying is a classic 16th-century Puritan manual on preaching that outlines the theology and practical method of delivering biblical sermons.
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C.
The Prophecy
The Prophecy is a 1995 supernatural horror film in which Christopher Walken portrays the archangel Gabriel in a dark, apocalyptic war among angels.
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D.
When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails is a classic social psychology book that documents a doomsday cult to illustrate the theory of cognitive dissonance and how people respond when their strong beliefs are disconfirmed.
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E.
La Sagesse et la destinée
La Sagesse et la destinée is a philosophical essay by Maurice Maeterlinck that reflects on wisdom, fate, and the human condition.
- 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: Les Prophéties Target entity description: Les Prophéties is a 16th-century collection of cryptic, verse-based predictions that has made Nostradamus famous for alleged prophecies about future world events.
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A.
Prophecy
Prophecy is an abstract expressionist painting by American artist Lee Krasner, reflecting her dynamic, gestural style and psychological intensity.
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B.
The Art of Prophesying
The Art of Prophesying is a classic 16th-century Puritan manual on preaching that outlines the theology and practical method of delivering biblical sermons.
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C.
The Prophecy
The Prophecy is a 1995 supernatural horror film in which Christopher Walken portrays the archangel Gabriel in a dark, apocalyptic war among angels.
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D.
When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails is a classic social psychology book that documents a doomsday cult to illustrate the theory of cognitive dissonance and how people respond when their strong beliefs are disconfirmed.
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E.
La Sagesse et la destinée
La Sagesse et la destinée is a philosophical essay by Maurice Maeterlinck that reflects on wisdom, fate, and the human condition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ prophetic text ⓘ |
| author | Nostradamus ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 16th century ⓘ |
| controversy |
accuracy of prophecies
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retrospective interpretation of quatrains ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Henry II of France ⓘ |
| firstEditionContains | three centuries of quatrains ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1555 ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature
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occult literature ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| hasBeenTranslatedInto |
English
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multiple languages ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationTradition |
astrological readings
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millenarian readings ⓘ occult interpretations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Century I
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Century II ⓘ Century III ⓘ Century IV ⓘ Century IX ⓘ Century V ⓘ Century VI ⓘ Century VII ⓘ Century VIII ⓘ Century X ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
predicting major historical events
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predicting wars and catastrophes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western esotericism
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popular culture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| laterEditionContains | ten centuries of quatrains ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alleged predictions of future world events
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association with Nostradamus ⓘ |
| numberOfQuatrains | 942 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Lyon ⓘ |
| publisher | Macé Bonhomme ⓘ |
| structure | quatrains ⓘ |
| style |
cryptic
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obscure ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| subject |
future events
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natural disasters ⓘ political upheavals ⓘ wars ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Early Modern French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Les Prophéties Description of subject: Les Prophéties is a 16th-century collection of cryptic, verse-based predictions that has made Nostradamus famous for alleged prophecies about future world events.
Referenced by (3)
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