Ungrund
E420097
Ungrund is a mystical philosophical concept, especially in Jakob Böhme’s thought, denoting the ineffable, groundless abyss or pre-ontological nothingness from which God and all existence emerge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ungrund canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4193933 — 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: Ungrund Context triple: [Jakob Böhme, centralConcept, Ungrund]
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A.
Undset
Undset is the surname of Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate renowned for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
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B.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
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C.
Udjebten
Udjebten was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Sixth Dynasty, likely one of the principal wives of Pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare.
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D.
Uden
Uden is a town in the southern Netherlands known for its location in the province of North Brabant and its proximity to nature reserves and regional industry.
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E.
Kehrsatz
Kehrsatz is a municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated just south of the city of Bern within its metropolitan region.
- 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: Ungrund Target entity description: Ungrund is a mystical philosophical concept, especially in Jakob Böhme’s thought, denoting the ineffable, groundless abyss or pre-ontological nothingness from which God and all existence emerge.
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A.
Undset
Undset is the surname of Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate renowned for her medieval trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter."
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B.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
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C.
Udjebten
Udjebten was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Sixth Dynasty, likely one of the principal wives of Pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare.
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D.
Uden
Uden is a town in the southern Netherlands known for its location in the province of North Brabant and its proximity to nature reserves and regional industry.
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E.
Kehrsatz
Kehrsatz is a municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated just south of the city of Bern within its metropolitan region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German philosophical term
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metaphysical concept ⓘ mystical philosophical concept ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
created order
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rationally knowable being ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
dark ground of divinity
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pre-rational origin of will ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
groundless abyss
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ineffable origin of being ⓘ pre-ontological nothingness ⓘ |
| hasRole |
metaphysical source of all oppositions
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origin point of divine self-manifestation in Böhme ⓘ precondition for the emergence of light and darkness in Böhme’s system ⓘ |
| influenced |
Friedrich Schelling’s philosophy
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German Idealism ⓘ
linked to:
German idealism
German mysticism ⓘ Romantic philosophy ⓘ |
| isCentralIn | Jakob Böhme’s philosophy ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
abyssal nature
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groundlessness ⓘ ineffability ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo |
apophatic theology
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negative theology ⓘ speculative mysticism ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | that from which God and creation emerge ⓘ |
| isDifficultTo | define conceptually ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
Christian mystical theology
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history of metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| isOftenTranslatedAs |
abyss
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groundless ground ⓘ unground ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
creation ex nihilo
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divine freedom ⓘ nothingness ⓘ the absolute ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | Jakob Böhme ⓘ |
| originatesIn | early 17th-century German mysticism ⓘ |
| precedes |
God as manifest
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all determinate existence ⓘ being ⓘ |
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Subject: Ungrund Description of subject: Ungrund is a mystical philosophical concept, especially in Jakob Böhme’s thought, denoting the ineffable, groundless abyss or pre-ontological nothingness from which God and all existence emerge.
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