Nicene Creed

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Christian creed profession of faith statement of faith

The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Nicene Creed canonical	170
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed	16
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed	15
Creed of Constantinople	2
Symbolum Nicenum	2
Constantinopolitan Creed	1
Nicene Christianity	1
Nicene Creed ("one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church")	1
Nicene Creed (325)	1
Nicene Creed (in its original pro-Nicene interpretation)	1
Nicene Creed as expanded at Constantinople (381)	1
Nicene Creed as sufficient statement of the Christian faith	1
Nicene Creed without Filioque	1
Nicene doctrine	1
Nicene doctrine of consubstantiality	1
Nicene formula	1
Nicene homoousios formula	1
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed (without Filioque)	1
Nicene‑Constantinopolitan Creed	1
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed as received in the Catholic Church	1
Symbolum Nicenum (Credo)	1
The Nicene Creed	1
the Nicene Creed	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6474 — 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: Nicene Creed
Context triple: [Episcopal Church, creed, Nicene Creed]

A. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
B. Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
C. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
D. Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
E. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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: Nicene Creed
Target entity description: The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.

A. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
B. Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
C. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
D. Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
E. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian creed ⓘ profession of faith ⓘ statement of faith ⓘ
authorityStatus	ecumenical creed ⓘ
declares	the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father ⓘ the Son is begotten, not made ⓘ the Son is of one substance with the Father ⓘ
definesDoctrine	Holy Spirit ⓘ linked to: God the Holy Spirit Trinity ⓘ baptism for the forgiveness of sins ⓘ consubstantiality of the Son with the Father ⓘ divinity of Christ ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ life of the world to come ⓘ one holy catholic and apostolic Church ⓘ resurrection of Christ ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ
FilioqueClauseStatus	added in Western tradition ⓘ omitted in Eastern tradition ⓘ
formulatedAt	First Council of Constantinople ⓘ First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
formulationYear	325 ⓘ 381 ⓘ
geographicOrigin	Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Istanbul Nicaea ⓘ linked to: First Council of Nicaea
hasClause	Filioque clause ⓘ linked to: Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed
hasVersion	Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ linked to: Nicene Creed original 325 Nicene formula ⓘ
influenced	later Christian confessions ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Eucharistic liturgy ⓘ Sunday worship ⓘ major feast days ⓘ
opposes	Arianism ⓘ
recognizedBy	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ many ecumenical councils ⓘ
relatedDocument	Apostles Creed ⓘ linked to: Apostles’ Creed Athanasian Creed ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
theologicalFocus	Christology ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ
usedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Methodist Churches ⓘ linked to: Methodist churches Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Reformed Churches ⓘ linked to: Christian Reformed Church in North America Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism many Protestant denominations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Church → creed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Christianity → hasCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Roman Catholicism → hasCoreCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasTheology → Nicene Christianity ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → followsCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → followsCreed → Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Trinity → articulatedIn → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Trinity → articulatedIn → Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Second Coming of Christ → affirmedIn → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Nicene Creed → hasVersion → Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

ECUSA → creed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Final Judgment → affirmedIn → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Anglican Communion → hasDoctrinalStandard → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Ascension → mentionedInCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Tritheism → contradicts → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Incarnation of Christ → affirmedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom → hasCreed → Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Church of England → creedsUsed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Savior → usedInCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Pontius Pilate → mentionedIn → Nicene Creed ⓘ

God the Holy Spirit → affirmedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

God the Holy Spirit → affirmedBy → Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Old Catholicism → creedalBasis → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Constantine the Great → doctrineInfluenced → Nicene Creed ⓘ

subject linked to: Roman emperor Constantine the Great

First Council of Nicaea → produced → Nicene Creed ⓘ

resurrection of Jesus Christ → affirmedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Diocese of Honduras → followsCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

First Council of Constantinople → mainTopic → Nicene Creed ⓘ

First Council of Constantinople → expanded → Nicene Creed ⓘ

First Council of Constantinople → produced → Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Council of Ephesus → confirmed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Presbyterian → affirmsCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

God the Father → isRelatedToDoctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

subject linked to: the Father

Christos → usedInCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Third Council of Toledo → creedUsed → Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Ambrose of Milan → influencedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic → recognizes → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → recognizesCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Serbian Orthodox Church → doctrine → Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Old Catholic Church of Italy → hasBelief → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Western Christianity → usesCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Greek Orthodox Church → acceptsCreed → Nicene Creed without Filioque ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Romanian Orthodox Church → doctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Holy Trinity → relatedCreed → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Holy Trinity → relatedCreed → Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Georgian Orthodox Church → doctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Antiochian Orthodox Church → hasDoctrine → Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Gothic Christianity → rejected → Nicene doctrine of consubstantiality ⓘ

linked to: Nicene Creed

Orthodox Church of Albania → hasDoctrine → Nicene Creed ⓘ

Logos → affirmedBy → Nicene Creed ⓘ

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