ecclesiasticalPolity
P6330
predicate
Indicates the form, structure, and governing system by which a religious or church organization is administered and its authority is distributed.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ecclesiasticalPolity canonical | 20 |
| episcopalPolity | 12 |
| parishSystem | 12 |
| hasDenominationalPolity | 11 |
| ecclesiasticalIssue | 5 |
| ecclesiologicalPosition | 4 |
| churchGovernmentLevel | 3 |
| churchGovernance | 2 |
| churchGovernanceBody | 2 |
| usesEpiscopalPolity | 2 |
| definesChurchPolity | 1 |
| episcopalStructure | 1 |
| followsEpiscopalPolity | 1 |
| hasEcclesiasticalPolity | 1 |
| hasEpiscopalPolity | 1 |
| parentChurchPolity | 1 |
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: ecclesiasticalPolity
Generated description
Indicates the form, structure, and governing system by which a religious or church organization is administered and its authority is distributed.
Sample triples (79)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Province of Overseas Churches | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| Church of Scotland | parish-based structure via predicate surface "parishSystem" ⓘ |
| Diocese of Ecuador Central | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| Diocese of Venezuela | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Old Catholic Church of Italy | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| Diocese of Salisbury | true via predicate surface "followsEpiscopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Philippine ecclesiastical districts | centralized church governance ⓘ |
| Diocese of East Tennessee | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Diocese of Mississippi | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Coptic Catholic Church | patriarchal ⓘ |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention of America | congregational autonomy via predicate surface "churchGovernance" ⓘ |
| Diocese of Western Montana | true via predicate surface "hasEpiscopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Syriac Catholic Church | synod of bishops via predicate surface "episcopalStructure" ⓘ |
| Diocese of Eau Claire | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota | episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasEcclesiasticalPolity" ⓘ |
| Diocese of Alaska | yes via predicate surface "usesEpiscopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Diocese of Arizona | Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church via predicate surface "parentChurchPolity" ⓘ |
| Diocese of San Diego | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Episcopal Diocese of Dallas | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Episcopal Diocese of Rio Grande | Episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| Diocese of Ripon | episcopal via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| EDOM | episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| Christ Church (Rochester, New York) | episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
|
Presbyterian Church in America
linked to:
PCA
|
session via predicate surface "churchGovernmentLevel" ⓘ |
|
Presbyterian Church in America
linked to:
PCA
|
presbytery via predicate surface "churchGovernmentLevel" ⓘ |
|
Presbyterian Church in America
linked to:
PCA
|
General Assembly via predicate surface "churchGovernmentLevel" ⓘ |
| Archdeaconry of Birmingham | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| First Book of Discipline | Church of Scotland via predicate surface "definesChurchPolity" ⓘ |
| Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem | Yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |
| General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church | Presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| Zurich church | Reformed synodal polity ⓘ |
| Diocese of Linköping | yes via predicate surface "usesEpiscopalPolity" ⓘ |
| Congregational Union of Canada | congregational polity ⓘ |
| American Evangelical Lutheran Church | synodical ⓘ |
| High Laver ecclesiastical parish |
Church of England parish system
via predicate surface "parishSystem"
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of England parish
|
| NBCUSA | congregational via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| Diocese of the North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ | congregational polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| Christ Church Cathedral (Cincinnati) | episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| Church of England parish of the Ascension |
Church of England parish system
via predicate surface "parishSystem"
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of England parish
|
| An Answer to a Certain Libel Intituled An Admonition to the Parliament | support for bishops as scriptural and ancient via predicate surface "ecclesiologicalPosition" ⓘ |
| Church of England parish of Great Rollright |
Church of England parish system
via predicate surface "parishSystem"
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of England parish
|
|
Decree Frequens
linked to:
decree Frequens
|
council superiority over pope in certain matters via predicate surface "ecclesiologicalPosition" ⓘ |
| Cathedral of St. John (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | Episcopal polity via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| parish of Luddenden |
Church of England parish system
via predicate surface "parishSystem"
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of England parish
|
| Brush Run Church | congregational ⓘ |
| United Reformed Church, Long Eaton | Reformed via predicate surface "hasDenominationalPolity" ⓘ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| Church of Ireland Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe | yes via predicate surface "episcopalPolity" ⓘ |