Savoyard Vicar
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The Savoyard Vicar is a fictional clergyman in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s *Émile* whose famous “Profession of Faith” sets out a deistic, natural-religion critique of established churches and dogma.
All labels observed (1)
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| Savoyard Vicar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10642049 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Savoyard Vicar Context triple: [Book IV (Émile), hasKeyFigure, Savoyard Vicar]
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A.
The Very Reverend
The Very Reverend is an honorific style traditionally used for senior clergy in various Christian denominations, particularly deans of cathedrals and certain other high-ranking ecclesiastical officials.
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B.
Bishop Proudie
Bishop Proudie is a fictional, often satirically portrayed clergyman who serves as the Bishop of Barchester in Anthony Trollope’s Chronicles of Barsetshire novels.
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C.
Vicar of Chigwell
The Vicar of Chigwell is the clerical office held by Samuel Harsnett, an English churchman who later became Archbishop of York.
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D.
Archdeacon Grantly
Archdeacon Grantly is a central clergyman character in Anthony Trollope’s *Chronicles of Barsetshire*, known for his staunch conservatism, ecclesiastical ambition, and comic yet sympathetic portrayal.
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E.
Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Savoyard Vicar Target entity description: The Savoyard Vicar is a fictional clergyman in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s *Émile* whose famous “Profession of Faith” sets out a deistic, natural-religion critique of established churches and dogma.
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A.
The Very Reverend
The Very Reverend is an honorific style traditionally used for senior clergy in various Christian denominations, particularly deans of cathedrals and certain other high-ranking ecclesiastical officials.
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B.
Bishop Proudie
Bishop Proudie is a fictional, often satirically portrayed clergyman who serves as the Bishop of Barchester in Anthony Trollope’s Chronicles of Barsetshire novels.
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C.
Vicar of Chigwell
The Vicar of Chigwell is the clerical office held by Samuel Harsnett, an English churchman who later became Archbishop of York.
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D.
Archdeacon Grantly
Archdeacon Grantly is a central clergyman character in Anthony Trollope’s *Chronicles of Barsetshire*, known for his staunch conservatism, ecclesiastical ambition, and comic yet sympathetic portrayal.
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E.
Sir Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay was a 16th-century English statesman and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Queen Elizabeth I, noted for his influential role in government and support of education and Puritan reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clergyman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| advocates | natural religion ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Émile, or On Education
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linked to:
Emile, or On Education
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| associatedWith |
Enlightenment religious thought
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Rousseau’s critique of institutional religion ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| critiques |
established churches
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religious dogma ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| defends |
existence of God based on reason and nature
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freedom of conscience ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
harmony of conscience and nature
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moral conduct over ritual observance ⓘ simplicity in religious belief ⓘ |
| fictionalOccupation | Catholic priest from Savoy ⓘ |
| historicalReception |
condemned by Catholic authorities
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contributed to Rousseau’s reputation as a religious critic ⓘ contributed to the banning of Émile in France ⓘ |
| influences |
debates on natural religion
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later deist and liberal religious thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the most controversial parts of Émile ⓘ |
| methodOfArgument |
appeal to inner sentiment
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appeal to natural reason ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | pedagogical model for Émile’s religious education ⓘ |
| opposes |
atheism
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religious formalism ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ |
| questions |
authority of revealed religion
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miracles as proof of doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousView | deism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | speaker of the “Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar” ⓘ |
| supports |
individual inquiry into religious truth
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moral religion ⓘ religion of the heart ⓘ |
| textualForm | first-person monologue ⓘ |
| workSection |
Book IV of Émile
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linked to:
Emile, or On Education
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Subject: Savoyard Vicar Description of subject: The Savoyard Vicar is a fictional clergyman in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s *Émile* whose famous “Profession of Faith” sets out a deistic, natural-religion critique of established churches and dogma.
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subject linked to:
Book IV