Religio Laici
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Religio Laici is a 1682 religious and philosophical poem by John Dryden that defends the Church of England and explores questions of faith, reason, and authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Religio Laici canonical | 1 |
| Religio Laici; or, A Layman’s Faith | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5699927 — 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: Religio Laici Context triple: [John Dryden, notableWork, Religio Laici]
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A.
Confessio Fraternitatis
Confessio Fraternitatis is a 17th-century Rosicrucian manifesto that outlines the aims, philosophy, and reformist spiritual program of the mysterious Rosicrucian brotherhood.
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B.
De seculo et religione
De seculo et religione is a humanist treatise by Coluccio Salutati that explores the relationship between secular life and religious devotion in late medieval Italy.
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C.
Tuitio Fidei
Tuitio Fidei is a Latin phrase meaning “defense of the faith,” central to the spiritual mission and motto of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
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D.
Racovian Catechism
The Racovian Catechism is a 17th-century Socinian theological manual that systematically presents the anti-Trinitarian beliefs and doctrines of the Polish Brethren.
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E.
De Libertate Christiana
De Libertate Christiana is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1520 theological treatise that explores the paradoxical nature of Christian freedom and servitude.
- 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: Religio Laici Target entity description: Religio Laici is a 1682 religious and philosophical poem by John Dryden that defends the Church of England and explores questions of faith, reason, and authority.
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A.
Confessio Fraternitatis
Confessio Fraternitatis is a 17th-century Rosicrucian manifesto that outlines the aims, philosophy, and reformist spiritual program of the mysterious Rosicrucian brotherhood.
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B.
De seculo et religione
De seculo et religione is a humanist treatise by Coluccio Salutati that explores the relationship between secular life and religious devotion in late medieval Italy.
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C.
Tuitio Fidei
Tuitio Fidei is a Latin phrase meaning “defense of the faith,” central to the spiritual mission and motto of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
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D.
Racovian Catechism
The Racovian Catechism is a 17th-century Socinian theological manual that systematically presents the anti-Trinitarian beliefs and doctrines of the Polish Brethren.
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E.
De Libertate Christiana
De Libertate Christiana is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1520 theological treatise that explores the paradoxical nature of Christian freedom and servitude.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical poem
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poem ⓘ religious poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
authority of Scripture
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limits of human reason in theology ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ role of tradition in religion ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
justify Anglican via media
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reconcile reason with revelation ⓘ |
| author | John Dryden ⓘ |
| circulation | print ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| defends | Church of England ⓘ |
| discusses |
authority of Scripture
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authority of the Church ⓘ authority of tradition ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | quarto ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poem
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religious literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of religious extremism
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defense of established church ⓘ fallibility of human judgment in religion ⓘ moderation in religious belief ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Exclusion Crisis era
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post-Restoration England ⓘ |
| includedIn | English religious poetry canon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglican apologetics
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contemporary religious controversies in England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
argumentative exposition
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didactic narration ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| meter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | layman ⓘ |
| opposes |
Deism
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ atheism ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1682 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | The Hind and the Panther ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglicanism
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| subjectMatter |
Christian theology
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faith ⓘ reason ⓘ religious authority ⓘ scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAction | 17th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Religion of a Layman ⓘ |
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linked to: Religio Laici