Heaven's Door
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Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heaven's Door canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T991625 — 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: Heaven's Door Context triple: [Knockin' on Heaven's Door, hasTitlePhrase, Heaven's Door]
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A.
Heaven
Heaven is a spiritual or transcendent realm in many religions and belief systems, often depicted as the ultimate place of divine presence, peace, and reward after death.
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B.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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C.
Way of Sorrows
Way of Sorrows is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on Jesus Christ’s suffering and crucifixion through a sequence of commemorative stations.
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D.
Keys of Heaven
The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
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E.
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 grunge rock song by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell, known for its haunting melody, surreal lyrics, and iconic music video.
- 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: Heaven's Door Target entity description: Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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A.
Heaven
Heaven is a spiritual or transcendent realm in many religions and belief systems, often depicted as the ultimate place of divine presence, peace, and reward after death.
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B.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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C.
Way of Sorrows
Way of Sorrows is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on Jesus Christ’s suffering and crucifixion through a sequence of commemorative stations.
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D.
Keys of Heaven
The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
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E.
Black Hole Sun
"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 grunge rock song by Soundgarden, written by Chris Cornell, known for its haunting melody, surreal lyrics, and iconic music video.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyrical motif
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song lyric phrase ⓘ symbolic threshold ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| creator | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Christian imagery of heaven
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image of a door to the afterlife ⓘ |
| firstAppearedOn | soundtrack of the film "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" ⓘ |
| firstReleasedIn | 1973 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
country rock
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folk rock ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mortality
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peaceful acceptance of dying ⓘ resignation in the face of death ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasWord |
Door
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Heaven's ⓘ
linked to:
Heaven
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| influenced | later uses of "heaven's door" as a death metaphor in songs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | religious concept of heaven ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricAppearsIn |
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
ⓘ
linked to:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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| medium | song lyrics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional simplicity
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frequent quotation in popular culture ⓘ iconic status in popular music ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| partOf |
song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
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linked to:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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| referencedIn | various cover versions of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" ⓘ |
| refrainOf |
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
ⓘ
linked to:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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| repeatedIn | chorus of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
approach of death
ⓘ
liminal space between earthly life and the hereafter ⓘ spiritual passage ⓘ threshold between life and death ⓘ transition to the afterlife ⓘ |
| usedAs |
metaphor for dying
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metaphor for nearing the end of life ⓘ metaphor for spiritual transition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heaven's Door Description of subject: Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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