Frequens
E421765
Frequens is a decree of the Council of Constance that mandated the regular convening of general church councils to limit papal authority and promote ecclesiastical reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frequens canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4232155 — 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: Frequens Context triple: [Council of Constance, issuedDocument, Frequens]
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Fon
Fon is a major Gbe language of West Africa, primarily spoken by the Fon people in Benin and neighboring countries.
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Follaz
Follaz is a tributary stream of the Dranse river in the Alpine region of eastern France.
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Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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D.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
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E.
Frahm
Frahm is the original surname of Willy Brandt, the German statesman who served as Chancellor of West Germany and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 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: Frequens Target entity description: Frequens is a decree of the Council of Constance that mandated the regular convening of general church councils to limit papal authority and promote ecclesiastical reform.
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A.
Fon
Fon is a major Gbe language of West Africa, primarily spoken by the Fon people in Benin and neighboring countries.
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B.
Follaz
Follaz is a tributary stream of the Dranse river in the Alpine region of eastern France.
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C.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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D.
Philortyx
Philortyx is a genus of New World quails known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.
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E.
Frahm
Frahm is the original surname of Willy Brandt, the German statesman who served as Chancellor of West Germany and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conciliar decree
ⓘ
decree ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
preventing papal absolutism
ⓘ
reforming abuses in the church ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
general councils ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| basedOn | conciliarism ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfIssuance | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| field |
canon law
ⓘ
church history ⓘ |
| genre | canon law text ⓘ |
| governs | frequency of ecumenical councils ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | conciliar decree recognized in church law tradition ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to conciliar movement in the 15th century
ⓘ
institutionalized periodic church councils ⓘ strengthened authority of general councils over the pope ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
limit papal authority
ⓘ
mandate regular convening of general church councils ⓘ promote ecclesiastical reform ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important step in limiting papal monarchy
ⓘ
key text of conciliar theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Western Schism ⓘ |
| influenced | later debates on church authority ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Council of Constance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | universal church ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mandates | regular intervals for general councils ⓘ |
| partOf | Council of Constance decrees ⓘ |
| promulgatedAt | Constance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Haec Sancta
ⓘ
conciliar movement ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| topic |
church governance
ⓘ
church reform ⓘ conciliarism ⓘ papal authority ⓘ |
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Subject: Frequens Description of subject: Frequens is a decree of the Council of Constance that mandated the regular convening of general church councils to limit papal authority and promote ecclesiastical reform.
Referenced by (3)
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