wicasa wakan (holy man)
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Wicasa wakan is the sacred spiritual leader and healer in Lakota (Sioux) tradition, responsible for conducting ceremonies, maintaining harmony with the spirit world, and guiding the community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| wicasa wakan (holy man) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20666497 — 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: wicasa wakan (holy man) Context triple: [Great Sioux Nation, spiritualFigure, wicasa wakan (holy man)]
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A.
Sadakichi
Sadakichi was the given name of Sadakichi Hartmann, a Japanese-German American art critic, poet, and early film and photography theorist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Zaō Gongen
Zaō Gongen is a syncretic mountain deity in Japanese religion, revered in Shugendō as a fierce protector and manifestation of multiple Buddhist and Shintō divinities.
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C.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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D.
Thakura
Thakura is an honorific title in the Vaishnava devotional tradition, signifying a revered saintly teacher or spiritual master.
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E.
Wako
Wako is a suburban city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, located on the northern outskirts of Tokyo and known as a residential and commuter hub.
- 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: wicasa wakan (holy man) Target entity description: Wicasa wakan is the sacred spiritual leader and healer in Lakota (Sioux) tradition, responsible for conducting ceremonies, maintaining harmony with the spirit world, and guiding the community.
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A.
Sadakichi
Sadakichi was the given name of Sadakichi Hartmann, a Japanese-German American art critic, poet, and early film and photography theorist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Zaō Gongen
Zaō Gongen is a syncretic mountain deity in Japanese religion, revered in Shugendō as a fierce protector and manifestation of multiple Buddhist and Shintō divinities.
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C.
Yahashira-no-Mikogami
Yahashira-no-Mikogami is a Shinto deity venerated at Yasaka Shrine, associated with protection and blessings for worshippers.
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D.
Thakura
Thakura is an honorific title in the Vaishnava devotional tradition, signifying a revered saintly teacher or spiritual master.
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E.
Wako
Wako is a suburban city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, located on the northern outskirts of Tokyo and known as a residential and commuter hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.