Father Damien Karras
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Father Damien Karras is a troubled Jesuit priest and psychiatrist who grapples with his waning faith while confronting a demonic possession in the horror story "The Exorcist."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Father Damien Karras canonical | 9 |
| Damien Karras | 1 |
| Father Damien Karras (body) | 1 |
| Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173226 — 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: Father Damien Karras Context triple: [The Exorcist, mainCharacter, Father Damien Karras]
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A.
Father Felician
Father Felician is a kindly Catholic priest who serves as a spiritual guide and protector to the heroine in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem "Evangeline."
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B.
Randall Flagg
Randall Flagg is a recurring demonic antagonist in Stephen King’s works, often depicted as a charismatic embodiment of chaos and evil.
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C.
Ben Mears
Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
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D.
Father Andrew
Father Andrew is a kindly priest and mentor figure in Mark Twain's novel "The Prince and the Pauper," offering guidance and education to the pauper boy Tom Canty.
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E.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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: Father Damien Karras Target entity description: Father Damien Karras is a troubled Jesuit priest and psychiatrist who grapples with his waning faith while confronting a demonic possession in the horror story "The Exorcist."
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A.
Father Felician
Father Felician is a kindly Catholic priest who serves as a spiritual guide and protector to the heroine in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem "Evangeline."
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B.
Randall Flagg
Randall Flagg is a recurring demonic antagonist in Stephen King’s works, often depicted as a charismatic embodiment of chaos and evil.
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C.
Ben Mears
Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
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D.
Father Andrew
Father Andrew is a kindly priest and mentor figure in Mark Twain's novel "The Prince and the Pauper," offering guidance and education to the pauper boy Tom Canty.
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E.
Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jesuit priest
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exorcist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ novel character ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ |
| ally | Father Lankester Merrin ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Exorcist (1973 film)
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linked to:
The Exorcist
The Exorcist (novel) ⓘ The Exorcist III (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist III
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| characterTrait |
compassionate
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courageous ⓘ guilt‑ridden ⓘ intelligent ⓘ self‑doubting ⓘ |
| conflict |
confrontation with demonic possession
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crisis of faith ⓘ guilt over his mother’s suffering ⓘ |
| creator | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide by defenestration while possessed ⓘ |
| deathManner | self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| education |
Jesuit seminary training
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medical training in psychiatry ⓘ |
| employer | Georgetown University ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek American ⓘ |
| familyBackground | son of a Greek immigrant mother ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Exorcist franchise
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linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| firstAppearance |
The Exorcist (1971 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist (novel)
|
| firstFilmAppearance |
The Exorcist (1973 film)
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linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| location | Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| majorWork |
exorcism of Regan MacNeil
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linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist of The Exorcist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
participates in exorcism ritual
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sacrifices himself to save Regan MacNeil ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
psychiatrist ⓘ |
| opponent | demon Pazuzu ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jason Miller ⓘ |
| professionSpecialty | psychiatry ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| role |
Jesuit counselor
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spiritual advisor ⓘ |
| setting | 1970s Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
faith versus doubt
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sacrifice and redemption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Father Damien Karras Description of subject: Father Damien Karras is a troubled Jesuit priest and psychiatrist who grapples with his waning faith while confronting a demonic possession in the horror story "The Exorcist."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Father Damien Karras
subject linked to:
Lieutenant William F. Kinderman in The Exorcist
subject linked to:
Regan MacNeil (character in William Peter Blatty’s novel)
linked to: Father Damien Karras
linked to: Father Damien Karras