Haile Selassie I is divine

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Rastafarian doctrine religious belief theological assertion

"Haile Selassie I is divine" is a central theological assertion in Rastafarian belief, identifying the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I as a living God and messianic figure.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Haile Selassie I as God (Jah) in Rastafari	1
Haile Selassie I is an incarnation of God	1
Haile Selassie I is divine canonical	1
Haile Selassie I is seen as the returned Christ in Rastafari	1
Haile Selassie I is seen as the returned messiah	1
Haile Selassie I is the returned messiah	1
title for Haile Selassie I in Rastafari	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T238864 — 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: Haile Selassie I is divine
Context triple: [Rastafari movement, coreBelief, Haile Selassie I is divine]

A. Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah is a biblical title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his royal authority, strength, and messianic role as the victorious ruler from the tribe of Judah.
B. Immanuel
Immanuel is the given name of the influential German philosopher Immanuel Kant, a central figure in modern Western philosophy.
C. Fidelis
Fidelis is a Latin word meaning "faithful" or "loyal," commonly used in mottos and phrases to express steadfast allegiance and reliability.
D. Benito
Benito is the given name of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who founded and led the National Fascist Party and ruled Italy from the 1920s until 1943.
E. Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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: Haile Selassie I is divine
Target entity description: "Haile Selassie I is divine" is a central theological assertion in Rastafarian belief, identifying the former Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I as a living God and messianic figure.

A. Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah is a biblical title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his royal authority, strength, and messianic role as the victorious ruler from the tribe of Judah.
B. Immanuel
Immanuel is the given name of the influential German philosopher Immanuel Kant, a central figure in modern Western philosophy.
C. Fidelis
Fidelis is a Latin word meaning "faithful" or "loyal," commonly used in mottos and phrases to express steadfast allegiance and reliability.
D. Benito
Benito is the given name of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who founded and led the National Fascist Party and ruled Italy from the 1920s until 1943.
E. Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Rastafarian doctrine ⓘ religious belief ⓘ theological assertion ⓘ
associatedWith	Ethiopianism ⓘ Jah ⓘ Pan-Africanism ⓘ
basedOn	interpretations of Biblical prophecy ⓘ interpretations of the Book of Psalms ⓘ interpretations of the Book of Revelation ⓘ
category	claim of divinity ⓘ messianic claim ⓘ
centralTo	Rastafarianism ⓘ linked to: Rastafari movement
contestedBy	Ethiopian Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church most Christian denominations ⓘ
deniedBy	Haile Selassie I in public interviews ⓘ
expressedIn	Rastafarian hymns ⓘ Rastafarian prayers ⓘ Rastafarian reggae music ⓘ
geographicalFocus	Ethiopia ⓘ
heldBy	many Rastafarians ⓘ
identifiesAs	living God ⓘ messianic figure ⓘ
implies	Haile Selassie I fulfills messianic prophecies ⓘ linked to: Haile Selassie I Haile Selassie I is an incarnation of God ⓘ linked to: Haile Selassie I is divine
influenced	Black liberation theology ⓘ global Rastafarian identity ⓘ reggae culture ⓘ
languageOfExpression	English ⓘ Jamaican Patois ⓘ
linkedTo	Solomonic dynasty ⓘ lineage from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba ⓘ title Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ title King of Kings ⓘ title Lord of Lords ⓘ
normativeStatusWithinRastafari	orthodox belief for many mansions of Rastafari ⓘ
refersTo	Haile Selassie I ⓘ
relatedConcept	Babylon (oppressive system) ⓘ Jah Rastafari ⓘ linked to: Jah Zion ⓘ
religiousTradition	Rastafari movement ⓘ
scripturalSupportClaimedFrom	Psalm 68:31 ⓘ Revelation 5 ⓘ linked to: Book of Revelation various Old Testament prophecies ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ
worshipForm	veneration of Haile Selassie I as Jah ⓘ

How these facts were elicited