União do Vegetal
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União do Vegetal is a Brazilian syncretic religious organization that uses the psychoactive tea ayahuasca as a sacrament in its spiritual ceremonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| União do Vegetal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10873020 — 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: União do Vegetal Context triple: [Ayahuasca, culturallyAssociatedWith, União do Vegetal]
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A.
Ganja
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B.
Psychédélices
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C.
Sahl Hasheesh
Sahl Hasheesh is a modern Red Sea coastal resort town in Egypt known for its luxury hotels, beaches, and diving and snorkeling sites.
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D.
Canna
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E.
Cannabis
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- 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: União do Vegetal Target entity description: União do Vegetal is a Brazilian syncretic religious organization that uses the psychoactive tea ayahuasca as a sacrament in its spiritual ceremonies.
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A.
Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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B.
Psychédélices
Psychédélices is the second studio album by French pop singer Alizée, showcasing a more mature, electro-pop sound that marked her artistic evolution after her early success.
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C.
Sahl Hasheesh
Sahl Hasheesh is a modern Red Sea coastal resort town in Egypt known for its luxury hotels, beaches, and diving and snorkeling sites.
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D.
Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
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E.
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants best known for producing psychoactive and medicinal compounds such as THC and CBD, widely used for recreational, therapeutic, and industrial (hemp) purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ayahuasca church
ⓘ
new religious movement ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UDV ⓘ |
| ceremonyCharacteristic |
guided by trained leaders
ⓘ
structured ritual format ⓘ |
| ceremonySetting | group setting ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
spiritual evolution through moral and spiritual development
ⓘ
use of ayahuasca as a sacrament for spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| corePractice | guided group ceremonies with ayahuasca ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
community gatherings
ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ spiritual counseling ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal ⓘ |
| hasCentralRitual | ayahuasca ceremony ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle | mestre ⓘ |
| hasEthicalEmphasis |
family values
ⓘ
service to others ⓘ sobriety outside ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasMeetingPlaceType |
nucleo
ⓘ
temple ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure |
centralized administration
ⓘ
hierarchical leadership ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalOrientation |
Christian elements
ⓘ
Spiritist elements ⓘ indigenous Amazonian elements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christianity
ⓘ
Spiritism ⓘ
linked to:
Spiritist Codification
indigenous Amazonian shamanism ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Brazilian ayahuasca religious tradition ⓘ |
| legalStatusInBrazil | recognized religious use of ayahuasca ⓘ |
| mainRitualObject | ayahuasca ⓘ |
| originRegion | Amazon region ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
moral improvement of members
ⓘ
spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| regulatesUseOf | ayahuasca ⓘ |
| religionType | syncretic religion ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| sacramentForm | psychoactive tea ⓘ |
| sacramentFunction |
facilitate spiritual visions
ⓘ
promote self-knowledge ⓘ support moral reform ⓘ |
| sacramentNameInTradition |
hoasca
ⓘ
vegetal ⓘ |
| usesSacrament | ayahuasca ⓘ |
| viewsAyahuascaAs |
means of communion with the divine
ⓘ
sacrament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: União do Vegetal Description of subject: União do Vegetal is a Brazilian syncretic religious organization that uses the psychoactive tea ayahuasca as a sacrament in its spiritual ceremonies.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.