Great Apostasy
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The Great Apostasy is a Latter-day Saint belief that Christ’s original church and priesthood authority were lost from the earth after the deaths of the early apostles, necessitating a later restoration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Apostasy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Apostasy Context triple: [Latter Day Saint theology, teachesConcept, Great Apostasy]
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A.
Recovery of Faith
Recovery of Faith is a philosophical work by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan that explores the renewal of religious belief in the modern, scientifically oriented world.
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B.
Montanism
Montanism was an early Christian prophetic movement of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, known for its rigorous moral demands, emphasis on new revelations from the Holy Spirit, and association with the theologian Tertullian.
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C.
Great Tribulation
The Great Tribulation is a prophesied period of unprecedented suffering and turmoil in Christian eschatology that precedes the final divine judgment and the battle of Armageddon.
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D.
Origenist controversy
The Origenist controversy was a major theological dispute in the early Christian Church over the teachings and legacy of the theologian Origen, particularly concerning issues like the pre-existence of souls and the eventual restoration of all beings.
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E.
Meletian schism
The Meletian schism was a major 4th-century ecclesiastical split within the Church of Antioch, marked by rival episcopal claimants and deep theological and political divisions during the Arian controversy.
- 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: Great Apostasy Target entity description: The Great Apostasy is a Latter-day Saint belief that Christ’s original church and priesthood authority were lost from the earth after the deaths of the early apostles, necessitating a later restoration.
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A.
Recovery of Faith
Recovery of Faith is a philosophical work by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan that explores the renewal of religious belief in the modern, scientifically oriented world.
-
B.
Montanism
Montanism was an early Christian prophetic movement of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, known for its rigorous moral demands, emphasis on new revelations from the Holy Spirit, and association with the theologian Tertullian.
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C.
Great Tribulation
The Great Tribulation is a prophesied period of unprecedented suffering and turmoil in Christian eschatology that precedes the final divine judgment and the battle of Armageddon.
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D.
Origenist controversy
The Origenist controversy was a major theological dispute in the early Christian Church over the teachings and legacy of the theologian Origen, particularly concerning issues like the pre-existence of souls and the eventual restoration of all beings.
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E.
Meletian schism
The Meletian schism was a major 4th-century ecclesiastical split within the Church of Antioch, marked by rival episcopal claimants and deep theological and political divisions during the Arian controversy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian eschatological belief
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Latter-day Saint doctrine ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | death of the original apostles of Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| category |
Christian theological controversies
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Latter-day Saint beliefs ⓘ |
| causeOf |
need for a restoration of the gospel
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need for re-establishment of Christ’s church ⓘ need for restoration of priesthood authority ⓘ |
| claimedResult |
fragmentation of Christianity into many churches
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introduction of unauthorized changes to ordinances ⓘ loss of continuous apostolic succession ⓘ loss of divine priesthood keys ⓘ loss of the fullness of the gospel ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | partial apostasy views in other Christian traditions ⓘ |
| coreTo |
Latter-day Saint restoration narrative
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Latter-day Saint theology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a corruption of original Christian doctrine and ordinances
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a falling away from Christ’s original church ⓘ a loss of priesthood authority from the earth ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | universal apostasy (in Latter-day Saint usage) ⓘ |
| implicationForOtherChurches |
they lack full priesthood authority in Latter-day Saint belief
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they preserve elements of truth but not the fullness of the gospel in Latter-day Saint belief ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Latter-day Saints as a universal apostasy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| opposedBy | many non-Latter-day Saint Christian theologians ⓘ |
| precedes |
First Vision of Joseph Smith
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linked to:
First Vision
Latter-day Saint belief in the Restoration ⓘ restoration of priesthood authority to Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
First Vision
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Restoration (Latter-day Saint belief) ⓘ
linked to:
Restorationism
apostolic succession ⓘ priesthood authority ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Latter-day Saint movement
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linked to:
Latter Day Saint
Mormonism ⓘ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| scripturalBasisClaimed |
1 Timothy 4:1
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2 Thessalonians 2:3 ⓘ 2 Timothy 4:3–4 ⓘ Amos 8:11–12 ⓘ |
| taughtBy |
Joseph Smith
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early Latter-day Saint leaders ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
Latter-day Saint Sunday School curriculum
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Latter-day Saint missionary lessons ⓘ Latter-day Saint seminary and institute programs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | after the deaths of the early apostles ⓘ |
| topicOf | Latter-day Saint apologetic and missionary literature ⓘ |
| viewedByLDSAs |
a historical period of general Christian apostasy
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evidence that no existing church in Joseph Smith’s day had full authority ⓘ |
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