Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is the central organization and annual gathering of Quakers in Britain, coordinating their worship, governance, and social witness.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3114189 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Context triple: [Quaker Peace and Social Witness, partOf, Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends]
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A.
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a body of Conservative Quakers centered in Ohio that maintains traditional Friends’ worship, discipline, and plain practices.
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North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a Quaker yearly meeting in the United States known for its adherence to traditional Conservative Friends’ beliefs and practices.
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C.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
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D.
Friends United Meeting
Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
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E.
New York Yearly Meeting
New York Yearly Meeting is a regional body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the northeastern United States, known for its liberal, socially engaged, and inclusive approach to Quaker faith and practice.
- 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: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Target entity description: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is the central organization and annual gathering of Quakers in Britain, coordinating their worship, governance, and social witness.
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A.
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a body of Conservative Quakers centered in Ohio that maintains traditional Friends’ worship, discipline, and plain practices.
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B.
North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is a Quaker yearly meeting in the United States known for its adherence to traditional Conservative Friends’ beliefs and practices.
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C.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a major Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) body in the United States that oversees and supports a network of local meetings, particularly within the liberal Friends tradition.
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D.
Friends United Meeting
Friends United Meeting is a major association of Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) yearly meetings that emphasizes Christian faith and global mission work within the broader Quaker tradition.
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E.
New York Yearly Meeting
New York Yearly Meeting is a regional body of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the northeastern United States, known for its liberal, socially engaged, and inclusive approach to Quaker faith and practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker organization
ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ yearly meeting ⓘ |
| affiliation | Friends World Committee for Consultation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain ⓘ |
| coordinates |
governance of Quakers in Britain
ⓘ
social witness of Quakers in Britain ⓘ worship of Quakers in Britain ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | meeting for worship for business ⓘ |
| follows |
Quaker business method
ⓘ
linked to:
Quaker meeting for worship for business
Quaker testimonies ⓘ |
| governs | Quaker meetings in Britain ⓘ |
| hasBody |
Meeting for Sufferings
ⓘ
Quaker Life Central Committee ⓘ Quaker Peace and Social Witness Central Committee ⓘ Trustees of Britain Yearly Meeting ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
equality
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peace ⓘ social justice ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| headquartersCity |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| headquartersCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Friends House, London ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm |
charity registered in England and Wales
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charity registered in Scotland ⓘ |
| maintains |
Book of discipline for Quakers in Britain
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linked to:
Quaker discipline and advices
|
| meets | annually ⓘ |
| organizes | annual gathering of Quakers in Britain ⓘ |
| oversees |
area meetings in Britain
ⓘ
local Quaker meetings in Britain ⓘ |
| parentReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| publishes |
Quaker faith & practice
ⓘ
linked to:
Quaker discipline and advices
The Friend (through associated structures historically) ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Channel Islands
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linked to:
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
England ⓘ Isle of Man ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Quakerism
ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ |
| shortName |
BYM
ⓘ
Britain Yearly Meeting ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | charitable organization ⓘ |
| website | https://www.quaker.org.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Description of subject: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is the central organization and annual gathering of Quakers in Britain, coordinating their worship, governance, and social witness.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Quaker Peace and Social Witness
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partOf
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Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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hasBody
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Trustees of Britain Yearly Meeting
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linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
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alsoKnownAs
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Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain
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linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
linked to: Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends