Vidui (confessional prayer)
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Vidui is the Jewish confessional prayer in which a person verbally acknowledges sins and seeks forgiveness, especially emphasized during the High Holy Days.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashamnu (alphabetical acrostic confession) | 1 |
| Vidui (confessional prayer) canonical | 1 |
| Vidui (confessional prayers) | 1 |
| Yom Kippur confession | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T696493 — 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: Vidui (confessional prayer) Context triple: [Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, associatedWith, Vidui (confessional prayer)]
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A.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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B.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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C.
Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
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D.
Akathist
The Akathist is a renowned Byzantine hymn of praise, traditionally chanted while standing, that honors the Virgin Mary (or, in some versions, Christ or a saint) through a series of poetic odes and litanies.
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E.
Musaf prayer
The Musaf prayer is an additional Jewish worship service recited on Sabbaths, festivals, and certain holy days to commemorate the extra Temple sacrifices once offered on those occasions.
- 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: Vidui (confessional prayer) Target entity description: Vidui is the Jewish confessional prayer in which a person verbally acknowledges sins and seeks forgiveness, especially emphasized during the High Holy Days.
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A.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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B.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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C.
Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
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D.
Akathist
The Akathist is a renowned Byzantine hymn of praise, traditionally chanted while standing, that honors the Virgin Mary (or, in some versions, Christ or a saint) through a series of poetic odes and litanies.
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E.
Musaf prayer
The Musaf prayer is an additional Jewish worship service recited on Sabbaths, festivals, and certain holy days to commemorate the extra Temple sacrifices once offered on those occasions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
confessional prayer ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God ⓘ |
| associatedBook |
Machzor (High Holy Day prayer book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Machzor
Siddur (daily prayer book, some rites) ⓘ
linked to:
Siddur
|
| associatedConcept |
High Holy Day Machzor
ⓘ
linked to:
Machzor
Yom Kippur liturgy ⓘ atonement ⓘ teshuva (repentance) ⓘ |
| component |
Al Chet (For the sin… litany)
ⓘ
Ashamnu (alphabetical acrostic confession) ⓘ
linked to:
Vidui (confessional prayer)
|
| denominationalUse |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ Reform Judaism ⓘ other non‑Orthodox Jewish movements ⓘ |
| gesture | lightly striking the chest for each sin (in many customs) ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | part of the mitzvah of teshuva according to many authorities ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
High Holy Days
ⓘ
Rosh Hashanah (some communities) ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ daily prayers (some rites) ⓘ deathbed confession ⓘ |
| mode | verbal confession ⓘ |
| practice |
recited communally
ⓘ
recited in first person plural ⓘ recited individually ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| purpose |
confession of sins
ⓘ
seeking divine forgiveness ⓘ spiritual repentance ⓘ |
| rabbinicSource | Talmudic discussions of verbal confession ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure |
alphabetical acrostic (in Ashamnu)
ⓘ
list of specific sins ⓘ |
| textualSource | medieval Jewish liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
acknowledgment of wrongdoing
ⓘ
collective responsibility for sin ⓘ commitment to change behavior ⓘ request for mercy ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis | biblical and rabbinic teachings on confession ⓘ |
| timeOfRecitation |
Mincha on Erev Yom Kippur (in many rites)
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before death when possible ⓘ multiple times during Yom Kippur services ⓘ |
| variantForms |
Ashkenazi rite versions
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Sephardi rite versions ⓘ Yemenite rite versions ⓘ modern liberal liturgical adaptations ⓘ |
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Subject: Vidui (confessional prayer) Description of subject: Vidui is the Jewish confessional prayer in which a person verbally acknowledges sins and seeks forgiveness, especially emphasized during the High Holy Days.
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