The Ordination
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"The Ordination" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical politics in 18th-century Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ordination canonical | 2 |
| Ordination (from Seven Sacraments series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364919 — 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: The Ordination Context triple: [Poems of Robert Burns, containsWork, The Ordination]
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A.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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B.
The Gift of Authority
The Gift of Authority is an ecumenical document that explores and seeks common ground on the nature and exercise of authority in the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
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C.
The Order
The Order is a secretive Yale University society, more widely known as Skull and Bones, associated with influential political and business elites.
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D.
Three Priests
Three Priests are a group of clergymen in T. S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral" who comment on and react to the political and spiritual crisis surrounding Archbishop Thomas Becket.
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E.
Servant of the Servants of God
Servant of the Servants of God is a traditional papal honorific emphasizing the Pope’s role as a humble spiritual leader in service to all the faithful.
- 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: The Ordination Target entity description: "The Ordination" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical politics in 18th-century Scotland.
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A.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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B.
The Gift of Authority
The Gift of Authority is an ecumenical document that explores and seeks common ground on the nature and exercise of authority in the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
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C.
The Order
The Order is a secretive Yale University society, more widely known as Skull and Bones, associated with influential political and business elites.
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D.
Three Priests
Three Priests are a group of clergymen in T. S. Eliot’s play "Murder in the Cathedral" who comment on and react to the political and spiritual crisis surrounding Archbishop Thomas Becket.
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E.
Servant of the Servants of God
Servant of the Servants of God is a traditional papal honorific emphasizing the Pope’s role as a humble spiritual leader in service to all the faithful.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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satirical poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| criticizes |
religious intolerance
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sectarianism ⓘ self-serving clergy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 18th century ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | example of Burns' anti-clerical satire ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Calvinist doctrine
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church patronage ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Robert Burns' poems ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | mock-heroic ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Presbyterian church politics
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clerical politics ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| meter | standard Habbie stanza ⓘ |
| parodies | Presbyterian ordination practices ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Burns' satirical works ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | Ayrshire ⓘ |
| setting | 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| targets | Ayrshire clergy ⓘ |
| tone |
irreverent
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ordination Description of subject: "The Ordination" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and clerical politics in 18th-century Scotland.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin)
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hasSeriesCompanions
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Ordination (from Seven Sacraments series)
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linked to: The Ordination