Moriae Encomium
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Moriae Encomium is a satirical essay by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus that humorously critiques the follies and abuses of society, the Church, and scholarly life through the personified voice of Folly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moriae Encomium canonical | 2 |
| Encomium Moriae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T929450 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moriae Encomium Context triple: [Desiderius Erasmus, notableWork, Moriae Encomium]
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A.
Divinum Illud Munus
Divinum Illud Munus is an 1897 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that expounds Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit and encourages greater devotion to Him in the life of the Church.
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B.
Immortale Dei
Immortale Dei is an 1885 papal encyclical that outlines the Catholic Church’s teaching on the Christian constitution of states and the proper relationship between Church and civil authority.
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C.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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D.
Litany
The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
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E.
Graves de Communi Re
Graves de Communi Re is an 1901 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses Christian democracy, social justice, and the proper relationship between the Church, society, and emerging democratic movements.
- 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: Moriae Encomium Target entity description: Moriae Encomium is a satirical essay by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus that humorously critiques the follies and abuses of society, the Church, and scholarly life through the personified voice of Folly.
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A.
Divinum Illud Munus
Divinum Illud Munus is an 1897 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that expounds Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit and encourages greater devotion to Him in the life of the Church.
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B.
Immortale Dei
Immortale Dei is an 1885 papal encyclical that outlines the Catholic Church’s teaching on the Christian constitution of states and the proper relationship between Church and civil authority.
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C.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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D.
Litany
The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
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E.
Graves de Communi Re
Graves de Communi Re is an 1901 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses Christian democracy, social justice, and the proper relationship between the Church, society, and emerging democratic movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance humanist text
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literary work ⓘ satirical essay ⓘ |
| advocates |
inner piety
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simple Christian devotion ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Encomium Moriae
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linked to:
Moriae Encomium
Laus Stultitiae ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 1509 ⓘ |
| author | Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in 16th-century Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corrupt clergy
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monastic abuses ⓘ popular superstitions ⓘ scholastic pedantry ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Thomas More ⓘ |
| firstPlaceOfPublication |
Basel
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linked to:
Basel-Stadt
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| firstPublicationDate | 1511 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Johann Froben ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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satire ⓘ |
| influenced |
European satire
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Reformation-era religious debate ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lucian of Samosata
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classical rhetoric ⓘ |
| languageStyle | Ciceronian Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | mock encomium ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allegory
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irony ⓘ parody ⓘ rhetorical inversion ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Folly (allegorical figure)
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linked to:
personified Folly
|
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice |
Folly (personification)
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linked to:
personified Folly
|
| notableFeature |
mixes playful humor with serious moral critique
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uses Folly to praise what it actually condemns ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| primaryTheme |
Christian humanism
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critique of Church abuses ⓘ critique of human folly ⓘ critique of scholasticism ⓘ critique of superstition ⓘ |
| structure | prose oration ⓘ |
| titlePunOn | Thomas More ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
The Praise of Folly
ⓘ
linked to:
In Praise of Folly
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linked to: Moriae Encomium