defendsConcept

P40990
predicate

Indicates that one entity actively supports and argues in favor of a particular concept, idea, or theory, often in response to criticism or challenge.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
defendsDoctrine 46
defendsConcept canonical 13
defendsView 8

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: defendsConcept
Generated description
Indicates that one entity actively supports and argues in favor of a particular concept, idea, or theory, often in response to criticism or challenge.

Sample triples (82)

Subject Object
Two Treatises of Government natural law ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government natural rights to life, liberty, and property ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government government by consent ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government limited government ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government separation of powers ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government right to resist tyranny ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government right of revolution ⓘ
De Ira Dei reality of God’s wrath via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
De Ira Dei compatibility of divine wrath with divine goodness via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
De Ira Dei moral governance of the world by God via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Theological Orations consubstantiality of the Son with the Father via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Theological Orations full divinity of the Holy Spirit via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Theological Orations unity of the divine essence via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Theological Orations distinction of divine persons via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
The Doctrine of the Saints’ Perseverance Explained and Confirmed perseverance of the saints via predicate surface "mainDoctrineDefended" ⓘ
Anathemas against Nestorius Theotokos via predicate surface "defendsTitle" ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary
Yuktidipika classical Sāṃkhya system via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Milhamot Hashem Isaac Alfasi via predicate surface "defendsPositionOf" ⓘ
Polus rhetoric as a powerful skill via predicate surface "defendsView" ⓘ
Polus doing injustice is more desirable than suffering it via predicate surface "defendsView" ⓘ
The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible verbal plenary inspiration via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible biblical inerrancy via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible full authority of the Bible via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
De mysteriis Christian baptism via predicate surface "defendsPracticeOf" ⓘ
De mysteriis Eucharistic celebration via predicate surface "defendsPracticeOf" ⓘ
De mysteriis liturgical rites of initiation via predicate surface "defendsPracticeOf" ⓘ
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back disciplined revolutionary party ⓘ
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back centralized party leadership ⓘ
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back strict party membership criteria ⓘ
The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis
linked to: "The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis" by Oppenheim and Putnam
all scientific disciplines can in principle be integrated into a single system of knowledge via predicate surface "defendsView" ⓘ
The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis
linked to: "The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis" by Oppenheim and Putnam
higher-level sciences are in principle reducible to lower-level sciences via predicate surface "defendsView" ⓘ
The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis
linked to: "The Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis" by Oppenheim and Putnam
unity of science is a working hypothesis rather than an established fact via predicate surface "defendsView" ⓘ
De Resurrectione Carnis future bodily resurrection via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
De Resurrectione Carnis identity of the resurrected body with the earthly body via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
La perpétuité de la foi de l’Église catholique touchant l’eucharistie transubstantiation via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
La perpétuité de la foi de l’Église catholique touchant l’eucharistie Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Apologies of Justin Martyr Christian worship via predicate surface "defendsPractice" ⓘ
Apologies of Justin Martyr Christian moral life via predicate surface "defendsPractice" ⓘ
Apologies of Justin Martyr Christian refusal to worship idols via predicate surface "defendsPractice" ⓘ
Yuktidīpikā plurality of puruṣas via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Yuktidīpikā eternity of prakṛti via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Yuktidīpikā non-theistic Sāṃkhya via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Ṭupṭīkā authoritativeness of the Veda via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Ṭupṭīkā eternality of the Veda via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Ṭupṭīkā primacy of Vedic ritual action (karma) via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae indulgences via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae purgatory via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae veneration of saints via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae ecclesiastical hierarchy via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ
De primatu Petri supremacy of the Apostle Peter via predicate surface "defendsDoctrine" ⓘ