Separatists
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The Separatists were a group of English Protestants in the late 16th and early 17th centuries who broke away from the Church of England and sought religious freedom, some of whom became known as the Pilgrims who settled in New England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Separatists | 6 |
| Separatists canonical | 4 |
| Independents | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513180 — 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: Separatists Context triple: [Myles Standish, associatedWith, Separatists]
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A.
Loyalist militias
Loyalist militias were armed colonial groups in North America that supported British authority and fought against Patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Union
The Union was the federal government and Northern states of the United States that opposed the seceding Confederate states during the American Civil War.
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C.
Union
Union is the commonly used short name for the Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.
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D.
United First
United First is United Airlines’ premium first-class cabin offered on many domestic and short-haul international flights, featuring enhanced comfort, amenities, and personalized service compared to economy cabins.
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E.
Rebel Army
The Rebel Army was Fidel Castro’s revolutionary guerrilla force that fought to overthrow the Batista regime during the Cuban Revolution.
- 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: Separatists Target entity description: The Separatists were a group of English Protestants in the late 16th and early 17th centuries who broke away from the Church of England and sought religious freedom, some of whom became known as the Pilgrims who settled in New England.
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A.
Loyalist militias
Loyalist militias were armed colonial groups in North America that supported British authority and fought against Patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Union
Union is the commonly used short name for the Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.
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C.
Union
The Union was the federal government and Northern states of the United States that opposed the seceding Confederate states during the American Civil War.
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D.
United First
United First is United Airlines’ premium first-class cabin offered on many domestic and short-haul international flights, featuring enhanced comfort, amenities, and personalized service compared to economy cabins.
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E.
Rebel Army
The Rebel Army was Fidel Castro’s revolutionary guerrilla force that fought to overthrow the Batista regime during the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dissenting religious movement
ⓘ
English Protestant religious group ⓘ |
| aimedFor | restoration of New Testament church practices ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Separatist Puritans
ⓘ
linked to:
Pilgrim Separatists
|
| associatedWith | Plymouth Colony through the Pilgrims ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early English colonization of North America ⓘ |
| broaderMovement |
Nonconformism in England
ⓘ
Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticized |
episcopal church hierarchy
ⓘ
use of prescribed liturgy in the Church of England ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Puritans who remained within the Church of England ⓘ |
| doctrine |
believers-only church membership
ⓘ
covenant theology ⓘ |
| experienced | persecution in England ⓘ |
| governanceForm | self-governing congregations ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Elizabethan religious settlement
ⓘ
English Reformation ⓘ
linked to:
English Reformation Parliament era
Stuart period religious conflicts ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Congregationalism
ⓘ
religious liberty traditions in New England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on American religious pluralism
ⓘ
model for later dissenting Protestant groups ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
early 17th century
ⓘ
late 16th century ⓘ |
| migrationDestination |
New England
ⓘ
the Dutch Republic ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Republic
|
| motivatedBy |
desire for independent congregations
ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ |
| notableMembersGroup | Pilgrims who settled in New England ⓘ |
| opposedPractice |
compulsory church attendance by law
ⓘ
state-imposed religious uniformity ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Church of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Dissenters
ⓘ
linked to:
Pilgrim Separatists
|
| practiced | independent worship outside state churches ⓘ |
| region |
England
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestantism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Church of England ⓘ |
| subsetIncludes | Pilgrims ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
congregational church governance
ⓘ
emphasis on purity of worship ⓘ rejection of state control of the church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Separatists Description of subject: The Separatists were a group of English Protestants in the late 16th and early 17th centuries who broke away from the Church of England and sought religious freedom, some of whom became known as the Pilgrims who settled in New England.
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