Sacrament of Conversion

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Catholic sacrament name of the Sacrament of Confession name of the Sacrament of Penance name of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Conversion is another name for the Catholic sacrament in which a person confesses sins, receives absolution, and is reconciled with God and the Church.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sacrament of Penance	4
Sacrament of Reconciliation	4
Sacrament of Confession	1
Sacrament of Conversion canonical	1
Sacrament of Forgiveness	1
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2365025 — 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: Sacrament of Conversion
Context triple: [Penance, hasAlternativeName, Sacrament of Conversion]

A. Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation is a Christian rite, especially in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant traditions, in which a baptized person is strengthened by the Holy Spirit and affirmed as a full member of the Church.
B. Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
C. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
D. Liturgy of the Catechumens
The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.
E. Ceremonial of Bishops
The Ceremonial of Bishops is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that details the rites, ceremonies, and functions performed by bishops.
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: Sacrament of Conversion
Target entity description: The Sacrament of Conversion is another name for the Catholic sacrament in which a person confesses sins, receives absolution, and is reconciled with God and the Church.

A. Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation is a Christian rite, especially in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant traditions, in which a baptized person is strengthened by the Holy Spirit and affirmed as a full member of the Church.
B. Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a Roman Catholic sacrament in which a priest prays over and anoints those who are seriously ill or near death to confer spiritual strength, forgiveness, and, if God wills, physical healing.
C. Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is the Christian sacrament of initiation and incorporation into the Church, marked by the ritual use of water and invocation of the Holy Trinity.
D. Liturgy of the Catechumens
The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.
E. Ceremonial of Bishops
The Ceremonial of Bishops is a liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church that details the rites, ceremonies, and functions performed by bishops.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic sacrament ⓘ name of the Sacrament of Confession ⓘ name of the Sacrament of Penance ⓘ name of the Sacrament of Reconciliation ⓘ
alsoCalled	Sacrament of Confession ⓘ Sacrament of Forgiveness ⓘ Sacrament of Penance ⓘ linked to: Sacrament of Conversion Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation ⓘ linked to: Sacrament of Conversion Sacrament of Reconciliation ⓘ linked to: Sacrament of Conversion
associatedWith	seal of confession ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Sacraments of Healing ⓘ
canBeCelebratedAs	communal celebration with individual confession and absolution ⓘ individual confession and absolution ⓘ
catechismSection	Catechism of the Catholic Church 1422–1498 ⓘ linked to: Catechism of the Catholic Church
codifiedIn	Council of Trent ⓘ
emphasizes	interior conversion of heart ⓘ
extraordinaryForm	general absolution under specific conditions ⓘ
hasEffect	increase of spiritual strength to resist temptation ⓘ reconciliation with God ⓘ reconciliation with the Church ⓘ remission of eternal punishment due to forgiven mortal sins ⓘ remission of part of temporal punishment due to sin ⓘ restoration of sanctifying grace if lost by mortal sin ⓘ
hasPrimaryPurpose	forgiveness of sins committed after Baptism ⓘ
includesElement	absolution by the priest ⓘ
isOneOf	seven sacraments of the Catholic Church ⓘ
liturgicalForm	Rite of Penance ⓘ
normallyCelebratedIn	confessional ⓘ reconciliation room ⓘ
orderedToward	ongoing conversion of the baptized ⓘ
pastoralPurpose	healing of the sinner ⓘ restoration of communion with the Church ⓘ
presupposes	Baptism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
requiresAct	confession of sins ⓘ contrition ⓘ satisfaction or penance ⓘ
requiresForFruitfulness	sincere purpose of amendment ⓘ
requiresForValidity	integral confession of mortal sins remembered after diligent examination ⓘ proper faculties granted to the confessor ⓘ
requiresMinister	Catholic bishop ⓘ validly ordained Catholic priest ⓘ
sealOfConfessionMeans	absolute secrecy of sins revealed in confession ⓘ
taughtIn	Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
theologicalBasis	James 5:16 ⓘ John 20:22–23 ⓘ Matthew 16:19 ⓘ Matthew 18:18 ⓘ linked to: Matthew 18