formerReligiousAffiliation

P111
predicate

Indicates that an entity previously adhered to a particular religion or religious denomination but no longer does so.

All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
historicalReligion 297
previousReligion 34
formerReligiousAffiliation canonical 26

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: formerReligiousAffiliation
Generated description
Indicates that an entity previously adhered to a particular religion or religious denomination but no longer does so.

Sample triples (481)

Subject Object
Harvard University Congregationalism ⓘ
Dutch Americans
linked to: Dutch American
Dutch Reformed Church via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Dutch Americans
linked to: Dutch American
Christian Reformed Church in North America via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Dutch Americans
linked to: Dutch American
Reformed Church in America via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Georgians Georgian paganism via predicate surface "traditionalReligionBeforeChristianity" ⓘ
Omar Sharif Christianity via predicate surface "convertedFromReligion" ⓘ
Norwegians Norse paganism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Salman Rushdie Islam via predicate surface "formerReligion" ⓘ
Bengal Hinduism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Bengal Islam via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Bengal Buddhism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Bengal Vaishnavism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Armenians Armenian paganism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Nubians ancient Nubian polytheism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Nubians Christianity via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Kartvelebi Georgian paganism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Berbers indigenous Berber religion via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Berbers Christianity via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Berbers Judaism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Sweden Lutheranism via predicate surface "formerStateReligion" ⓘ
David Ricardo Judaism via predicate surface "convertedFromReligion" ⓘ
Mitsuo Fuchida Shinto via predicate surface "formerReligion" ⓘ
Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
linked to: Chapter House
Benedictine monastery via predicate surface "originalReligiousAffiliation" ⓘ
Northern India
linked to: northern India
Vedic religion via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
linked to: Vedic period
Northern India
linked to: northern India
Buddhism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Northern India
linked to: northern India
Jainism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Northern India
linked to: northern India
Sikhism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
West Slavs Slavic paganism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Boston University Methodist ⓘ
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng Judaism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Lewis & Clark College Presbyterian (historical) via predicate surface "religiousAffiliationHistory" ⓘ
Adjarians Sunni Islam via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Peter III of Russia Lutheranism via predicate surface "previousReligion" ⓘ
Pomona College Congregational Church ⓘ
linked to: Congregationalism
Justin Martyr paganism via predicate surface "religionBeforeConversion" ⓘ
Justin Martyr Platonism via predicate surface "religionBeforeConversion" ⓘ
Princess Muna al-Hussein Christianity via predicate surface "convertedFromReligion" ⓘ
Queen Noor of Jordan Christianity via predicate surface "previousReligion" ⓘ
Occidental College Presbyterian (historical) via predicate surface "religiousAffiliationHistory" ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
Union College Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
Persians Zoroastrianism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Persians Manichaeism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Persians Mithraism via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
North Brabant predominantly Catholic after the Reformation via predicate surface "historicalReligion" ⓘ
Queen's University at Kingston Presbyterian ⓘ
Bowdoin College Congregationalist ⓘ
Middlebury College Congregational Church ⓘ
linked to: Congregationalism
Jeb Bush Episcopal Church via predicate surface "previousReligion" ⓘ
H. P. Lovecraft Protestantism via predicate surface "previousReligion" ⓘ
Lydia God-fearer via predicate surface "religionBeforeConversion" ⓘ