Philokalia

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Christian spiritual anthology Eastern Orthodox spiritual text religious book

Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.

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Label	Occurrences
Philokalia canonical	21
The Philokalia	4
Apophthegmata Patrum	1
Hesychasm	1
On Watchfulness and Holiness in the Philokalia	1
Philokalic revival	1
Philokalic tradition	1
The Philokalia: The Complete Text	1
hesychasm	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20063 — 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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Target entity: Philokalia
Context triple: [Eastern Orthodox Christianity, hasSpiritualSource, Philokalia]

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
C. Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
D. The Palestra
The Palestra is a historic college basketball arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the most storied and frequently used venues in the sport.
E. Nicene Creed
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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: Philokalia
Target entity description: Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
C. Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
D. The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
E. Darkness and Light
"Darkness and Light" is a 2016 R&B and soul studio album by John Legend that explores themes of love, social justice, and personal reflection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian spiritual anthology ⓘ Eastern Orthodox spiritual text ⓘ religious book ⓘ
aimsTo	guide readers in the ascetic life ⓘ guide readers in the practice of inner prayer ⓘ
associatedWith	Mount Athos ⓘ prayer of the heart ⓘ
compiledInCentury	18th century ⓘ
compiler	St. Makarios of Corinth ⓘ linked to: St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite ⓘ
containsWorkBy	Evagrius Ponticus ⓘ St. Gregory Palamas ⓘ St. Hesychios the Priest ⓘ St. Isaac the Syrian ⓘ St. John Climacus ⓘ St. Mark the Ascetic ⓘ St. Maximus the Confessor ⓘ St. Peter of Damascus ⓘ St. Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ St. Theophan the Recluse ⓘ
EnglishTranslator	G. E. H. Palmer ⓘ Kallistos Ware ⓘ Philip Sherrard ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	1782 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	Venice ⓘ
focusesOn	Jesus Prayer ⓘ ascetic life ⓘ hesychasm ⓘ inner prayer ⓘ watchfulness (nepsis) ⓘ
genre	Christian mysticism ⓘ ascetical theology ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation	The Philokalia: The Complete Text ⓘ linked to: Philokalia
hasLanguage	Greek ⓘ
hasPart	Volume 1 ⓘ Volume 2 ⓘ Volume 3 ⓘ Volume 4 ⓘ Volume 5 ⓘ
influenced	Eastern Orthodox spirituality ⓘ Russian Orthodox spirituality ⓘ modern hesychast practice ⓘ
intendedAudience	lay Christians ⓘ monks ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Christian monasticism ⓘ Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
titleLanguage	Greek ⓘ
titleMeaning	love of the beautiful ⓘ

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Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasSpiritualSource → Philokalia ⓘ

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Jesus Prayer → usedIn → Hesychasm ⓘ

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Jesus Prayer → recommendedBy → Philokalic tradition ⓘ

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St. Peter of Damascus → includedIn → Philokalia ⓘ

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Nikodemos the Hagiorite → notableWork → Philokalia ⓘ

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On Watchfulness and Holiness → includedIn → Philokalia ⓘ

On Those Who Think They Are Justified by Works → includedIn → Philokalia ⓘ

On the Spiritual Law → includedIn → Philokalia ⓘ

On Baptism → includedIn → Philokalia ⓘ

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Russian Orthodox spirituality → hasKeyText → Philokalia ⓘ

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