harae
E28724
Harae is a central Shinto purification ritual intended to cleanse spiritual impurity and restore harmony between people, nature, and the kami.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harae (purification) | 1 |
| harae canonical | 1 |
| misogi-harae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224311 — 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: harae Context triple: [Shinto, majorRitual, harae]
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A.
HAV
HAV is the IATA airport code for José Martí International Airport, the main international gateway serving Havana, Cuba.
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B.
Hazaragi
Hazaragi is a variety of Persian primarily spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
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C.
HARV
HARV is the standard abbreviation used for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team in collegiate athletics contexts.
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D.
bar enash
bar enash is an Aramaic expression meaning “son of man,” used in ancient Jewish and Christian texts as a title or designation for a human figure, often with messianic or eschatological connotations.
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E.
Hay
Hay is a rural service town in the Riverina region of southwestern New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural production and historic role as a transport and wool-growing center.
- 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: harae Target entity description: Harae is a central Shinto purification ritual intended to cleanse spiritual impurity and restore harmony between people, nature, and the kami.
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A.
HAV
HAV is the IATA airport code for José Martí International Airport, the main international gateway serving Havana, Cuba.
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B.
Hazaragi
Hazaragi is a variety of Persian primarily spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
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C.
HARV
HARV is the standard abbreviation used for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team in collegiate athletics contexts.
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D.
bar enash
bar enash is an Aramaic expression meaning “son of man,” used in ancient Jewish and Christian texts as a title or designation for a human figure, often with messianic or eschatological connotations.
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E.
Hay
Hay is a rural service town in the Riverina region of southwestern New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural production and historic role as a transport and wool-growing center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto purification ritual
ⓘ
Shinto religious practice ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
harmony between humans and kami
ⓘ
harmony between humans and nature ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
haraigushi
ⓘ
kegare ⓘ misogi ⓘ oharai ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | kegare impurity ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| etymology | Japanese verb harau to sweep away ⓘ |
| frequency | performed regularly at shrines ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
physical purification
ⓘ
spiritual purification ⓘ |
| hasForm |
misogi water purification
ⓘ
oharai great purification ⓘ personal purification rite ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
removal of kegare
ⓘ
restoration of harmony ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Shinto life-cycle ceremonies
ⓘ
linked to:
Shinto
Shinto ritual system ⓘ
linked to:
Shinto
|
| languageOfTerm | Japanese ⓘ |
| performedAt | Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Shinto priest
ⓘ
kannushi ⓘ |
| performedFor |
groups
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ objects ⓘ places ⓘ vehicles ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
after contact with death
ⓘ
after ritual impurity ⓘ before entering shrine ⓘ before festivals matsuri ⓘ before important life events ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | central element of Shinto practice ⓘ |
| relatedDeity | kami ⓘ |
| relatedField |
Japanese religious practice
ⓘ
ritual studies ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| usesObject |
gohei paper streamers
ⓘ
haraigushi purification wand ⓘ sakaki branches ⓘ salt ⓘ water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: harae Description of subject: Harae is a central Shinto purification ritual intended to cleanse spiritual impurity and restore harmony between people, nature, and the kami.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: harae