Holy Baptism

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Christian sacrament religious ritual rite of Christian initiation sacrament of initiation

Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Baptism	2
Holy Baptism canonical	2
Sacrament of Baptism	2
Christian initiation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6505 — 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: Holy Baptism
Context triple: [Episcopal Church, principalSacrament, Holy Baptism]

A. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
B. Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
C. Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination, centered on the authority of the Pope and the teachings and sacramental traditions of the Catholic Church.
D. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
E. Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
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: Holy Baptism
Target entity description: Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.

A. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
B. Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
C. Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination, centered on the authority of the Pope and the teachings and sacramental traditions of the Catholic Church.
D. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
E. Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian sacrament ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ rite of Christian initiation ⓘ sacrament of initiation ⓘ
administeredBy	any person with proper intention in emergency ⓘ bishop ⓘ deacon ⓘ priest ⓘ
centralToDenomination	Anabaptist traditions ⓘ Anglican Communion ⓘ Baptist churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Pentecostal churches ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
consideredNecessaryFor	full initiation into the Church ⓘ ordinary means of salvation in many traditions ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Baptism ⓘ Christian baptism ⓘ Holy Baptism ⓘ surface form: Sacrament of Baptism
hasCanonicalEffect	imprints an indelible spiritual character in Catholic theology ⓘ
hasFormula	"I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" ⓘ
hasLiturgicalBook	Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) ⓘ
invokes	Father ⓘ God the Holy Spirit ⓘ surface form: Holy Spirit Holy Trinity ⓘ Son ⓘ
involvesRitualAction	immersion in water ⓘ pouring of water ⓘ sprinkling of water ⓘ
isOneOf	Mysteries in Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology ⓘ
isPrerequisiteFor	reception of other sacraments in many traditions ⓘ
oftenAccompaniedBy	anointing with chrism in some traditions ⓘ giving of a Christian name ⓘ profession of faith ⓘ renunciation of sin and Satan ⓘ
practicedInReligion	Christianity ⓘ
recognizedAsOrdinanceBy	many Protestant churches ⓘ
recognizedAsSacramentBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
scripturalBasis	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Great Commission ⓘ surface form: Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20 Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River ⓘ John 3:5 ⓘ
subjectCanBe	adult ⓘ child ⓘ infant ⓘ
symbolizes	cleansing from sin ⓘ death and resurrection with Christ ⓘ incorporation into the people of God ⓘ
theologicalFunction	entry into the Christian covenant ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ incorporation into the Body of Christ ⓘ initiation into the Church ⓘ new birth in Christ ⓘ reception of sanctifying grace ⓘ
usesElement	water ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Church → principalSacrament → Holy Baptism ⓘ

Holy Baptism → hasAlternativeName → Holy Baptism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacrament of Baptism

ECUSA → dominicalSacrament → Holy Baptism ⓘ

Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology → canBeReceivedOnce → Holy Baptism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baptism

Sacrament of Confirmation → relatedTo → Holy Baptism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacrament of Baptism

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → relatedConcept → Holy Baptism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian initiation

Lenny Kravitz → notableWork → Holy Baptism ⓘ