prophets and ascetics

Scope Note

Prophets and messiahs; ascetics and anchorites; monks, friars, and nuns; monastic orders (e.g., mendicant, hermit, cenobite); monasteries and convents (e.g., organization, activities); monastic rules (e.g., poverty, celibacy); characteristics, status, and means of support; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 790 ecclesiastical organization

Related Terms

• 589 celibacy
• 643 chief executive
• 668 political movements
• 735 poverty
• 778 sacred objects and places
• 785 asceticism
• 787 revelation and divination