Febronianism
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Febronianism is an 18th-century Catholic ecclesiological doctrine that sought to limit papal authority by emphasizing the collective power of bishops and national churches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Febronianism canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21704525 — 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: Febronianism Context triple: [Ultramontanism, opposes, Febronianism]
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A.
Ultramontanism
Ultramontanism is a Roman Catholic movement emphasizing strong papal authority and centralization of church governance in the pope.
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B.
Martinism
Martinism is a Christian-mystical and esoteric tradition, inspired by the teachings of Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, that emphasizes inner spiritual transformation and reintegration with the divine.
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C.
Iconodule movement
The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
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D.
Erastianism
Erastianism is a doctrine asserting that the state holds ultimate authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
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E.
Propaganda Fide
Propaganda Fide is the Vatican department historically responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
- 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: Febronianism Target entity description: Febronianism is an 18th-century Catholic ecclesiological doctrine that sought to limit papal authority by emphasizing the collective power of bishops and national churches.
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A.
Ultramontanism
Ultramontanism is a Roman Catholic movement emphasizing strong papal authority and centralization of church governance in the pope.
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B.
Martinism
Martinism is a Christian-mystical and esoteric tradition, inspired by the teachings of Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, that emphasizes inner spiritual transformation and reintegration with the divine.
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C.
Iconodule movement
The Iconodule movement was a Christian theological and political current that defended the veneration of religious images (icons) against Byzantine Iconoclasm, asserting their legitimacy in worship and doctrine.
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D.
Erastianism
Erastianism is a doctrine asserting that the state holds ultimate authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters.
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E.
Propaganda Fide
Propaganda Fide is the Vatican department historically responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.